Lake Macquarie City Council v Australian Native Landscapes Pty Ltd [2015] NSWLEC 92

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lake Macquarie City Council v Australian Native Landscapes Pty Ltd [2015] NSWLEC 92 Hearing dates: 26 May 2015 Date of orders: 26 May 2015 Decision date: 26 May 2015 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Biscoe J Decision: Evidence admitted. Catchwords: EVIDENCE – principles governing admissibility of evidence of an expert who is not impartial – objection at trial of civil enforcement proceedings to evidence of an expert planner on ground that expert not impartial –- whether proved that the planning expert not impartial. Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 76A Evidence Act 1995 ss 56, 135 Native Vegetation Act 2003 s 12 Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997 s 17 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 Land and Environment Court, Practice Note – Class 4 Proceedings, 13 January 2014 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 r 31.23, Sch 7 cl 2 Cases Cited: Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha Ltd v Tomar (No 4) [2012] FCA 385, 202 FCR 564 Commonwealth v Milne (No 1) [2010] NSWSC 932, 260 FLR 166 Kulikovsky v Police [2010] SASC 58 MM Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v Port Stephens Council (No 3) [2010] NSWSC 243 Pittwater Council v A1 Professional Recycling Pty Ltd [2008] NSWLEC 325, 165 LGERA 1 Sydney South West Area Health Service v Stamoulis [2009] NSWCA 153 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Lake Macquarie City Council (Applicant) Australian Native Landscapes Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: COUNSEL: P Larkin SC and T To (Applicant) J Robson SC and H El-Hage (Respondent)