Toveno Pty Limited v Roads and Maritime Services [2014] NSWLEC 1266

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Toveno Pty Limited v Roads and Maritime Services [2014] NSWLEC 1266 Hearing dates: 15 to 18 September 2014 Decision date: 24 December 2014 Jurisdiction: Class 3 Before: Moore SC Decision: See (182) Catchwords: VALUATION: comparable sales; capitalisation of rents; sufficiency of single comparable sale; preferable method to be used; need for disclosure of percentages ascribed to adjustment factors EVIDENCE: reliability of an expert witness; duty to disclose bases for conclusions; consequences from absence of evidence in support of elements of a claim Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 Development Control Plan 111 Car Parking Gosford Development Control Plan 2004 Gosford Planning Scheme Ordinance Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 State Environmental Planning Policy 55 Contaminated Land State Environmental Planning Policy No 1 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: George D Angus Pty Ltd v Health Administration Corporation [2013] NSWLEC 212 Graham Trilby Pty Ltd v Valuer-General [2011] NSWLEC 68 Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 8; (1959) 101 CLR 298 Kogarah Town Centre Pty Limited v Valuer General [2014] NSWLEC 1085 Makita (Australia) Pty Ltd v Sprowles [2001] NSWCA 305; (2001) 52 NSWLR 705 Maurici v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2003] HCA 8; (2003) 112 CLR 111; (2003) 195 ALR 236; (2003) 77 ALJR 727 Naburn Pty Ltd v Valuer General [2014] NSWLEC 1244 Wehbe v Pittwater Council [2007] NSWLEC 827; (2007) 156 LGERA 446 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Toveno Pty Limited (Applicant) Roads and Maritime Services (Respondent) Representation: Mr N Eastman and Ms J McKelvey, Barristers (Applicant) Mr I Hemmings SC (Respondent) Taperell Rutledge Lawyers (Applicant) Allens (Respondent) File Number(s): 30313 of 2013 Publication restriction: No