Ocean Shores Community Association Inc v Byron Shire Council (No 2) [2015] NSWLEC 162

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ocean Shores Community Association Inc v Byron Shire Council (No 2) [2015] NSWLEC 162 Hearing dates: 12 October 2015 Date of orders: 14 October 2015 Decision date: 14 October 2015 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pain J Decision: 1. Expedition granted. 2. Costs reserved. Catchwords: INJUNCTIONS AND DECLARATIONS – continuation of interlocutory injunction restraining sale of land in judicial review proceedings – whether ministerial delegate validly authorised Legislation Cited: Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes – Ministers and Public Service Agencies) Order 2014 s 7(2) Byron Local Environmental Plan 2014 Amendment No 2 Constitution Act 1902 s 50E(1) Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) ss 35, 56(2) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 r 4.2(3) Local Government Act 1993 ss 34, 45(1) Cases Cited: Beecham Group Ltd v Bristol Laboratories Pty Limited [1968] HCA 1; (1968) 118 CLR 618 City of Canada Bay Council v F&D Bonaccorso Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 351; (2007) 71 NSWLR 424 De Angelis v Pepping [2015] NSWCA 236 Donald Mark Cochrane v The Council of the Shire of Byron [1993] NSWLEC 26 Tegra (NSW) Pty Ltd v Gundagai Shire Council [2007] NSWLEC 806; (2007) 160 LGERA 1 Warringah Shire Council v Sedevcic (1987) 10 NSWLR 335 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ocean Shores Community Association Inc (Applicant) Byron Shire Council (First Respondent) Minister Administering the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (Second Respondent) Representation: COUNSEL: Ms I King and Mr G Fredericks (Applicant) Mr A Galasso SC (First Respondent) Ms L Sims, solicitor (Second Respondent)