Four2Five Pty Ltd v Ashfield Council [2015] NSWLEC 90

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Four2Five Pty Ltd v Ashfield Council [2015] NSWLEC 90 Hearing dates: 11 May 2015 Decision date: 03 June 2015 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Pain J Decision: 1. The appeal is dismissed. 2. Costs are reserved. Catchwords: APPEAL – s 56A appeal – questions of law – statutory construction of clause in local environmental plan which enables non-compliance with a development standard in defined circumstances Legislation Cited: Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) Ashfield Local Environmental Plan 2013 cl 1.9, cl 4.3, cl 4.6 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) s 97 Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 (NSW) Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) s 56A State Environmental Planning Policy No 1 – Development Standards Cases Cited: Four2Five Pty Ltd v Ashfield Council [2015] NSWLEC 1009 Legal & General Life of Australia Ltd v North Sydney Municipal Council (1990) 69 LGRA 201 Michel Projects Pty Ltd v Randwick Municipal Council (1982) 46 LGRA 410 Norm Fletcher & Associates Pty Limited v Strathfield Municipal Council [2014] NSWLEC 157 Wehbe v Pittwater Council [2007] NSWLEC 827; (2007) 156 LGERA 446 Texts Cited: D C Pearce and R S Geddes, Statutory Interpretation in Australia, (8th ed 2014, LexisNexis Butterworths) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Four2Five Pty Ltd (Appellant) Ashfield Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr P Tomasetti SC (Appellant) Mr A Hudson (solicitor) (Respondent)