Perpetual Trustee Company Limited v The Council of the City of Sydney [2015] NSWSC 454

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Perpetual Trustee Company Limited v The Council of the City of Sydney [2015] NSWSC 454 Hearing dates: 20 April 2015 Date of orders: 20 April 2015 Decision date: 23 April 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Sackar J Decision: See [43] Catchwords: REAL PROPERTY – easements – court imposed easement – easement sought over community land – no opposition from council authority – temporary easement – reasonable necessity – public interest – adequacy of compensation – efforts made to obtain easement by consent Legislation Cited: Access to Neighbouring Land Act 2000 (NSW) Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) Sydney Local Environment Plan 2012 (NSW) Cases Cited: 117 York Street Pty Ltd v Proprietors of Strata Plan No 16123 (1998) 43 NSWLR 504 City of Canterbury v Saad [2013] NSWCA 251 Marshall v The Council of the City of Wollongong [2000] NSWSC 137 Moorebank Recyclers Pty Ltd v Tanlane Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 445 Rainbowforce Pty Ltd v Skyton Holdings Pty Ltd [2010] NSWLEC 2 Texts Cited: N/A Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff – Perpetual Trustee Company Limited Defendant – Council of the City of Sydney Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff – Mr C Ireland Defendant – Ms J M McKelvey

Solicitors: Plaintiff – Dibbs Barker Lawyers Defendant – Ms J T King, Council of the City of Sydney File Number(s): 2015/79771 Publication restriction: N/A