Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council v Wyong Coal Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWLEC 71

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council v Wyong Coal Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWLEC 71 Hearing dates: 17 April 2014 Decision date: 12 June 2014 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Craig J Decision: Orders set out at [90] Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION - s 78A(1) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) - public notification development - application made by person under cl 49 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 (NSW) - challenge to the validity of a development application - whether Minister has power of determine application - whether consent for development application is required of State Aboriginal Land Council where consent of Local Aboriginal Land Council is not required - absence of landowner's consent - when landowner's consent must be given - cl 49(3A) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 (NSW)

INTERPRETATION - whether cl 49(3A) is displaced when the provisions of cl 49(2) are engaged - whether need for consent of the Crown as "owner" removed by cl 49(2) - whether provisions of cl 49(3) and 49(4) irrelevant to the construction of cl 49(3A) Legislation Cited: Aboriginal Land Rights Amendment Act 2009 (NSW)

Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) Aboriginal Land Rights Amendment Bill 2009 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 (NSW) Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Part 3A Repeal) Act 2011 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 (NSW) Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) State Environmental Planning Policy (State and Regional Development) 2011 (NSW) Cases Cited: Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue [2009] HCA 41; 239 CLR 27 Attorney-General (Cth) v Oates [1999] HCA 35; 198 CLR 162 Australian Postal Commission v Melbourne City Council [2005] VSCA 295; 14 VR 678 Botany Bay City Council v Remath Investments (No 6) Pty Ltd [2000] NSWCA 364; 50 NSWLR 312 Carr v Western Australia [2007] HCA 47; 232 CLR 138 Certain Lloyd's Underwriters v Cross [2012] HCA 56; 248 CLR 378 Collector of Customs v Agfa-Gevaert Ltd [1996] HCA 36; 186 CLR 389 Commissioner of Taxation v Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd [2012] HCA 55 Currey v Sutherland Shire Council [2003] NSWCA 300; 129 LGERA 223 Helman v Byron Shire Council (1995) 87 LGERA 349 Hillig v Darkinjung Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 75 Ironlaw Pty Ltd v Wollondilly Shire Council (No 2) [2013] NSWLEC 146; 197 LGERA 238 Jeblon Pty Ltd v North Sydney Municipal Council (1982) 48 LGRA 113 King v Jones [1972] HCA 44; 128 CLR 221 McGovern v Ku-ring-gai Council [2008] NSWCA 209; 72 NSWLR 504