Save Little Manly Beach Foreshore Incorporated v Minister for Planning (No 3) [2015] NSWLEC 77

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Save Little Manly Beach Foreshore Incorporated v Minister for Planning (No 3) [2015] NSWLEC 77 Hearing dates: 1, 2 December 2014 Decision date: 08 May 2015 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pain J Decision: 1. The Amended Summons filed 12 August 2014 is dismissed. 2. Costs reserved. 3. Exhibits are to be returned. Catchwords: JUDICIAL REVIEW – challenge to making of local environmental plan – whether failure to publicly exhibit amended planning proposal a breach of Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 leading to invalidity of the local environmental plan – whether misleading information contained in the publicly exhibited planning proposal – proceedings dismissed Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Pt 3 Div 4 s 53, s 54, s 55, s 56, s 57, s 58, s 59, s 73A Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Pt 3 Div 3 s 40, s 44, s 47, s 48, s 49, s 51 (repealed) Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Pt 3 Div 4 s 54, s 55, s 57, s 61, s 62, s 63, s 64, s 65, s 66, s 67, s 68, s 70 (repealed) Interpretation Act 1987 s 33, s 34 Local Government Act 1993 Manly Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 1) Manly Local Environmental Plan 2013 Cases Cited: Alexander v Yass Valley Council [2011] NSWLEC 148; (2011) 184 LGERA 123 Attorney-General (NSW) v Quin (1990) 170 CLR 1 Bryan v Lane Cove Council [2007] NSWLEC 586; (2007)158 LGERA 390 DeAngelis v Pepping [2014] NSWLEC 108; (2014) 203 LGERA 61 El Cheikh v Hurstville City Council [2002] NSWCA 173; (2002) 121 LGERA 293 Friends of Turramurra Inc v Minister for Planning [2011] NSWLEC 128 John Brown Lenton & Co Pty Ltd v Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning [1999] NSWLEC 213; (1999) 106 LGERA 150 Lane v Manly Council [2009] NSWLEC 1329 Leichhardt Council v Minister for Planning [No 2] (1995) 87 LGERA 78 National Employers Mutual General Insurance v Manufacturers Mutual Insurance (1988) 17 NSWLR 223 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; (1998) 194 CLR 355 Save Little Manly Beach Foreshore Incorporated v Manly Council (No 2) [2013] NSWLEC 156 Vanmeld Pty Ltd v Fairfield City Council [1996] NSWCA 6; (1999) 46 NSWLR 78 Texts Cited: Explanatory Note (Legislation Review Committee, New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Legislative Review Digest (No 7 of 2008)) Second Reading Speech (New South Wales Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 4 June 2008, 8073) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Save Little Manly Beach Foreshore Incorporated (Applicant) Minister for Planning (First Respondent) Manly Council (Second Respondent) Tom Boyd Lane and Emma Louise Lane (Third Respondents) Representation: Counsel: Mr P Larkin SC with Ms E Whitby (Applicant) No appearance (First Respondent) Mr M Staunton with Ms J Reid (Second Respondent) No appearance (Third Respondents)