Adrenaline Pty Ltd v Bathurst Regional Council [2015] NSWCA 123

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Adrenaline Pty Ltd v Bathurst Regional Council [2015] NSWCA 123 Hearing dates: 31 March 2015; final submissions received 14 April 2015 Decision date: 11 May 2015 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1]; Ward JA at [2]; Leeming JA at [3] Decision: 1. Grant leave to the respondent to rely on ground 1B of its proposed Amended Notice of Contention dated 1 April 2015, and direct the Council to file within 7 days an Amended Notice of Contention in accordance with that leave.

2. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: APPEALS - notice of contention - whether respondent permitted to raise defences not run at trial - Council not permitted to run defences of causation or change of position - Council permitted to run defence of good consideration - whether question of law which was not fully argued, not determined by primary judge and not necessary to decide should be decided

LOCAL GOVERNMENT - power to fix fee for services - whether Council obliged to comply with Chapter 15 Part 10 of Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) when entering into contract for holding of motor racing events - whether general power to contract - Mount Panorama Motor Racing Act 1989 (NSW) - Council obliged to comply with Local Government Act

RESTITUTION - recovery of money paid under mistake - defence of good consideration - appellant not entitled to recover payments made having received the consideration for which it had bargained - Ovideo Carrideo Nominees Pty Ltd v The Dog Depot Pty Ltd [2006] VSCA 6; V ConvR 54-713, followed

STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION - multiple sources of power - where some sources of power expressly qualified - Anthony Hordern principle - relevance of belief of Council officers - relevance of text and structure of Act Legislation Cited: Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 50 Local Government Act 1993 (NSW), ss 8, 21-24, 67, 67A, 67B, 220, 377, 402, 404, 405, 608, 610, 610B, 610C, 610D, 610F, 611, 729 Local Government Amendment (Legal Status) Act 2008 (NSW) Local Government Amendment (Planning and Reporting) Act 2009 (NSW) Mount Panorama Motor Racing Act 1989 (NSW), ss 5, 11 Poor Relief Act 1601 (Eng) Recovery of Imposts Act 1963 (NSW), ss 2, 4, 5 Retail Tenancies Reform Act 1998 (Vic), s 8 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 75A Cases Cited: Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd v Amalgamated Clothing and Allied Trades Union of Australia (1932) 47 CLR 1 Armstrong v Boulton [1990] VR 215 Attorney General of New South Wales v Homeland Community Ltd [2015] NSWCA 15 Baulkham Hills Shire Council v Wrights Road Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 152; 153 LGERA 219 Bayside City Council v Telstra Corporation Ltd [2004] HCA 19; 216 CLR 595 Burwood Council v Ralan Burwood Pty Ltd (No 3) [2014] NSWCA 404; 206 LGERA 40 Carr v Thomas [2009] NSWCA 208 Cassegrain v Gerard Cassegrain & Co Pty Ltd [2015] HCA 2; 89 ALJR 312 Environment Protection Authority v Condon as Liquidator for Orchard Holdings (NSW) Pty Ltd (in liq) [2014] NSWCA 149; 86 NSWLR 499 Falkenberg v City of Hamilton [1987] VR 65 Ford v Perpetual Trustees Victoria Ltd [2009] NSWCA 186; 75 NSWLR 42 Harding v Coburn [1976] 2 NZLR 577 John Holland Pty Ltd v Industrial Court of New South Wales [2010] NSWCA 338 Marrickville Metro Shopping Centre Pty Ltd v Marrickville Council [2010] NSWCA 145; 174 LGERA 67 Meriton Apartments Pty Ltd v Council of the City of Sydney (No 3) [2011] NSWLEC 65; 80 NSWLR 541 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZKTI [2009] HCA 30; 238 CLR 489 Newcrest Mining (WA) Ltd v The Commonwealth [1997] HCA 38; 190 CLR 513 Ovidio Carrideo Nominees Pty Ltd v The Dog Depot Pty Ltd [2006] VSCA 6; V ConvR 54-713 Peregrine Mineral Sands Pty Ltd v Wentworth Shire Council [2014] NSWCA 429 Plaintiff S4/2014 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] HCA 34; 88 ALJR 847 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; 194 CLR 355 Sanpine v Koompahtoo Local Aboriginal Land Council [2005] NSWSC 365 Smith v Wyong Shire Council [2003] NSWCA 322; 132 LGERA 148 The Great Gulf Company v Sutherland (1873) AJR 164 Vanmeld Pty Ltd v Fairfield City Council [1999] NSWCA 6; 46 NSWLR 78 VAW (Kurri Kurri) Pty Ltd v Scientific Committee [2003] NSWCA 297; 58 NSWLR 631 Texts Cited: Mason and Carter's Restitution Law in Australia (2nd ed, LexisNexis Butterworths, 2008) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Adrenaline Pty Ltd (Appellant) Bathurst Regional Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: G Sirtes SC with R White (Appellant) B Coles QC with JE Thomson (Respondent)