Charlie Lovett Pty Limited v Hurstville City Council (No 2) [2015] NSWLEC 87

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Charlie Lovett Pty Limited v Hurstville City Council (No 2) [2015] NSWLEC 87 Hearing dates: 20 November 2014; 17 April 2015; 1 May 2015; 15 May 2015 Date of orders: 05 June 2015 Decision date: 05 June 2015 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Sheahan J Decision: (1) All Notices of Motion for costs are dismissed. (2) Each party is ordered to pay its own costs of: (a) The Class 1 appeal proceedings 10873/2013; (b) The s 56A appeal proceedings 10657/2014; and (c) The Notices of Motion and hearing on costs. (3) All exhibits, including those retained on file 10873/2013, pursuant to the orders of Pearson C, are returned. Catchwords: COSTS – discontinuance of a part-heard appeal brought under s 56A of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 – Applicant/Appellant claims its costs of both the substantive Class 1 appeal, and the discontinued s 56A appeal – Council seeks its costs of the appeal – costs of determining costs issues – each party ordered to pay its own costs of all three matters. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Hurstville Development Control Plan No 1 – Hurstville LGA Wide Hurstville Local Environmental Plan 1994 Hurstville Local Environmental Plan 2012 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 Local Government Act 1993 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Arden Anglican School v Hornsby Shire Council [2008] NSWLEC 103; 158 LGERA 224 Australian Securities Commission v Aust-Home Investments Ltd (1993) 44 FCR 194 Australian Securities Commission v Berona Investments Pty Ltd (1995) 18 ACSR 772 Charlie Lovett Pty Ltd v Hurstville City Council [2014] NSWLEC 1146 Community Association DP270253 v Woollahra Municipal Council [2015] NSWCA 80 Council of the City of Sydney v Base Backpackers Pty Ltd [2015] NSWLEC 63 Jan Yee Australia Pty Ltd v Woollahra Council, unreported, Bignold J, 26 March 1997 Kiama Council v Grant [2006] NSWLEC 96; 143 LGERA 441 Latoudis v Casey [1990] HCA 59; 170 CLR 534 Manly Warringah Rugby League Club Pty Ltd v Warringah Council [2006] NSWLEC 8 Marrickville Metro Shopping Centre Pty Limited v Marrickville Council [2009] NSWLEC 109 Mike George Planning Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council (No 4) [2014] NSWLEC 187 One.Tel Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2000] FCA 270; 101 FCR 548 Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; 193 CLR 72 Patsalis v State of New South Wales [2012] NSWCA 307; 81 NSWLR 742 Patsalis v State of New South Wales [2013] HCASL 24 Ralph Lauren 57 Pty Ltd v Byron Shire Council [2014] NSWCA 107; 199 LGERA 424 Re Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs; Ex Parte Lai Qin [1997] HCA 6; 186 CLR 622 R v Gold Coast City Council; Ex parte Raysun Pty Ltd (1971) LGRA 237 Ross v Lane Cove Council [2013] NSWLEC 109 SDHA Pty Ltd v Waverley Council [2015] NSWLEC 65 Segal v Waverley Council [2005] NSWCA 310; 64 NSWLR 177 Site Plus Pty Ltd v Wollongong City Council [2014] NSWLEC 125 Thomson v Mosman Council [1999] NSWLEC 86 Yates Property Corporation Pty Ltd v Boland [2000] FCA 1106; 179 ALR 664 Category: Costs Parties: Charlie Lovett Pty Limited (Appellant) Hurstville City Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: