Rossi v Living Choice Australia Ltd (No 6) [2014] NSWLEC 116

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Rossi v Living Choice Australia Ltd (No 6) [2014] NSWLEC 116 Hearing dates: 21 May, 5 June 2014 Decision date: 06 August 2014 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pain J Decision: Final orders not made. See paragraph 101. Catchwords: COSTS - exercise of discretion to award costs following determination of complex judicial review challenge to grant of development consent and civil enforcement proceedings - applicant successful on some grounds only - relief not granted in entirety - whether costs should be apportioned according to success on grounds of judicial review - whether JRPP should pay costs where filed early submitting appearance Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 76A, s 79A, s 79C Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing for Seniors or People with a Disability) 2004 Civil Procedure Act 2005 s 98 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Pt 42 r 42.1, r 6.11 Cases Cited: Alltrans Express Ltd v CVA Holdings Ltd [1984] 1 All ER 685 Amalgamated Holdings Ltd v North Sydney Council [2012] NSWLEC 138; (2012) 191 LGERA 51 Australian Conservation Foundation Inc v Forestry Commission of Tasmania (1988) 76 LGRA 381; (1988) 81 ALR 166 Bankstown City Council v Bennett [2012] NSWLEC 38; (2012) 187 LGERA 446 Brown v Randwick City Council (No 2) [2012] NSWLEC 28 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Capital Airport Group Pty Ltd v Director-General of the NSW Department of Planning (No 2) [2011] NSWLEC 83 Cutcliffe v Lithgow City Council [2006] NSWLEC 463; (2006) 147 LGERA 330 De Haas v Williams [2004] NSWLEC 15; (2004) 132 LGERA 195 Develtor Property Group Pty Ltd v Newcastle City Council [2001] NSWLEC 47 Dodds Family Investments Pty Ltd v Lane Industries Pty Ltd (1993) 6 IPR 261 Fexuto Pty Ltd v Bosnjak Holdings Pty Ltd (1998) 30 ASCR 20 Greenwood v Warringah Council (No 2) [2013] NSWLEC 3; (2013) 196 LGERA 28 James v Surf Road Nominees (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 296 Kindimindi Investments Pty Ltd v Lane Cove Council [2006] NSWCA 23; (2006) 143 LGERA 277 Latoudis v Casey [1990] HCA 69; (1990) 170 CLR 534 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko Wallsend Ltd [1986] HCA 40; (1986) 162 CLR 24 Murlan Consulting Pty Ltd v Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council [2009] NSWCA 300; (2009) 170 LGERA 162 North Sydney Council v Wouters [2012] NSWLEC 94 Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; (1998) 193 CLR 72 Re Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs; Ex parte Lai Qin [1997] HCA 6; (1997) 186 CLR 622 R v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal; ex parte Hardiman (1980) 144 CLR 13 Rossi v Living Choice Australia Ltd (No 3) [2013] NSWLEC 46 Rossi v Living Choice Australia Ltd (No 4) [2013] NSWLEC 136 Rossi v Living Choice Australia Ltd (No 5) [2013] NSWLEC 197 Trenwith v Sutherland Shire Council (No 3) [2006] NSWLEC 490 Seller v Jones [2014] NSWCA 19 Texts Cited: Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure NSW, LexisNexis, Sydney 2005 to date (loose leaf at Service 87, July 2014) Category: Costs Parties: Anthony Rossi (Applicant) Living Choice Australia Ltd (First Respondent) The Hills Shire Council (Second Respondent) Joint Regional Planning Panel - Sydney West Region (Third Respondent) Representation: Mr P Tomasetti SC with Ms V McWilliam (Applicant) Ms H Irish (First Respondent) Mr A Galasso SC with Mr J Lazarus (Second Respondent) Ms K Richardson (Third Respondent) DG Briggs and Associates (Applicant) Pikes and Verekers Lawyers (First Respondent) Maddocks Lawyers (Second Respondent) Department of Planning and Infrastructure, Legal Services (Third Respondent) File Number(s): 40018 of 2012