Cudgegong Australia Pty Limited v Transport for NSW (No 4) [2015] NSWLEC 195

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Cudgegong Australia Pty Limited v Transport for NSW (No 4) [2015] NSWLEC 195 Hearing dates: 11 December 2015 Date of orders: 14 December 2015 Decision date: 14 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Class 3 Before: Pain J Decision: (1) Order 1 in Cudgegong v Transport for NSW (No 3) [2015] NSWLEC 185 is stayed until the date of final disposition of any application for leave to appeal lodged with the NSW Court of Appeal subject to the payment of $50,000 by Transport for NSW to Cudgegong Australia Pty Limited within 14 days (not its former solicitors who hold an authority (exhibit A) or any other person). (2) Costs are reserved. Catchwords: PROCEDURE – application for stay of payment of advance money under the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 pending an appeal – risk that appeal rendered nugatory unless stay granted – exercise of discretion to grant stay on conditions Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 67 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 478 Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 (NSW), ss 48, 68 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), s 57 Cases Cited: Alexander v Cambridge Credit Corp Ltd (Receivers Appointed) (1985) 2 NSWLR 685 Cudgegong Australia Pty Ltd v Transport for NSW [2014] NSWLEC 19 Cudgegong Australia Pty Limited v Transport for NSW (No 2) [2014] NSWLEC 36 Cudgeong v Transport for NSW (No 3) [2015] NSWLEC 185 Golden Mile Property Investments Pty Ltd (in liq) v Cudgegong Australia Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 100; (2015) 319 ALR 151 Kalifair Pty Ltd v Digi-Tech (Australia) Ltd [2002] NSWCA 383; (2002) 55 NSWLR 737 McBride v Sandland (No 2) [1918] HCA 59; (1918) 25 CLR 369 New South Wales Bar Association v Stevens [2003] NSWCA 95 Powerflex Services Pty Limited v Data Access Corporation (1996) 137 ALR 498 Scarborough v Lew's Junction Stores Pty Limited [1963] VR 129 TCN Channel 9 Pty Limited v Antoniadis (No 2) [1999] NSWCA 104; (1999) 48 NSWLR 381 Vaughan v Dawson [2008] NSWCA 169 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Cudgegong Australia Pty Limited (Applicant) Transport for NSW (First Respondent) Golden Mile Property Investments Pty Limited (in liquidation) (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr MW Young SC (Applicant) Ms H Kalarostaghi (First Respondent) Mr MR Hall SC (Second Respondent)