Sertari Pty Ltd v Quakers Hill SPV Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 340

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Sertari Pty Ltd v Quakers Hill SPV Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 340 Hearing dates: 26 August 2014 Decision date: 03 October 2014 Before: McColl JA at [1]; Barrett JA at [2]; Tobias AJA at [17] Decision: 1. Grant leave to appeal. 2. The appeal be dismissed. 3. The applicant to pay the first respondent's costs of the summons for leave to appeal and the appeal. [Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.] Catchwords: ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING - appeal against approval of a pedestrian management plan - whether approved pedestrian management plan satisfied a deferred commencement condition - whether underlying development consent only approved vehicular and not pedestrian use of a right of carriageway - development consent not ambiguous - whether reasons given by Land and Environment Court in granting development consent form part of consent - whether development application incorporated into consent expressly or by necessary implication Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) s 88B Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 (NSW) cl 266 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) ss 80, 97 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) ss 39, 56A Cases Cited: Alcoa Australia Rolled Products Pty Ltd v Weston Aluminium Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 273; (2006) 148 LGERA 439 Allandale Blue Metal Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services [2013] NSWCA 103; (2013) 195 LGERA 182 Athens v Randwick City Council [2005] NSWCA 317; (2005) 64 NSWLR 58 Auburn Municipal Council v Szabo (1971) 67 LGRA 427 Bar-Mordecai v Attorney-General (NSW) [2012] NSWCA 207 Baulkam Hills Shire Council v Ko-veda Holiday Park Estate Ltd [2009] NSWCA 160; (2009) 167 LGERA 395 Hillpalm Pty Ltd v Heaven's Door Pty Ltd [2004] HCA 59; (2004) 220 CLR 472 Kirkpatrick v Kotis [2004] NSWSC 1265; (2004) 62 NSWLR 567 Kogarah Municipal Council v Golden Paradise Corporation [2005] NSWCA 230; (2005) 12 BPR 23,651 Miller-Mead v Minister of Housing and Local Government (1963) 2 QB 196 Nirimba Developments Pty Limited v Sertari Pty Limited [2007] NSWSC 252 Nirimba Developments v Blacktown CC & Anor [2006] NSWLEC 739 Quakers Hill SPV Pty Ltd v Blacktown City Council and Sertari Pty Ltd [2013] NSWLEC 1133 Ross v Lane Cove Council [2014] NSWCA 50 Ryde Municipal Council v The Royal Ryde Homes (1970) 91 WN (NSW) 440 Sertari Pty Limited v Quakers Hill SPV Pty Ltd [2013] NSWLEC 208 Sertari Pty Ltd v Nirimba Developments Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 324 Stebbins v Lismore City Council (1988) 64 LGRA 132 Winn v Director-General of National Parks and Wildlife [2001] NSWCA 17; (2001) 130 LGERA 508 Texts Cited: J Tarrant, "Construing Undertakings and Court Orders" (2008), 82 ALJ 82 P Herzfeld, T Prince and S Tully, Interpretation and Use of Legal Sources (2013, Thomson Reuters) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sertari Pty Limited (Applicant / Appellant) Quakers Hill SPV Pty Ltd (First Respondent) Blacktown City Council (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Tomasetti SC / A Pickles (Applicant / Appellant) A Galasso SC / M Astill (First Respondent) Solicitors: Stephen Wawn & Associates (Applicant / Appellant) Storey & Gough Lawyers (First Respondent) Sparke Helmore (Second Respondent) File Number(s): 2013/384918 Decision under appeal Citation: Sertari Pty Limited v Quakers Hill SPV Pty Ltd [2013] NSWLEC 208 Date of Decision: 2013-12-05 00:00:00 Before: Pain J File Number(s): 10601 of 2013