Hall v O’Brien [2015] NSWLEC 200

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hall v O'Brien [2015] NSWLEC 200 Hearing dates: 7 December 2015 Date of orders: 21 December 2015 Decision date: 21 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Class 8 Before: Preston CJ Decision: Orders as set out at [72] Catchwords: APPEAL – appeal against Commissioner of Mining's decision on questions of law – determination of access management plan – plan makes provision for rights of access by holders of small-scale titles and conditions of access – statutory power to determine access management plan – finding that certain matters cannot be covered in an access management plan – misconstruction of power – misdirection as to exercise of power – finding to extend the hours of access – failure to give reasons for finding – decision and orders set aside and matter remitted – costs to follow the event Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 s 98 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 s 56A Mining Act 1992, Pt 10A ss 236A(1), 236D, 236G(2) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, Pt 42.1, Sch 1 Mining Regulation 2010 cl 45(8) Cases Cited: Beale v Government Insurance Office of NSW (1997) 48 NSWLR 430 Housing Commission of New South Wales v Tatmar Pastoral Co Pty Ltd [1983] 3 NSWLR 378 O'Brien v Slack-Smith; O'Brien v Hall; O'Brien v Hall [2015] NSWLEC 1179 O'Brien v Slack-Smith (No 2); O'Brien v Hall (No 2); O'Brien v Hall (No 2) [2015] NSWLEC 1271 Parkins v Lightning Ridge Miners' Association Ltd [2009] NSWSC 621; (2009) 75 NSWLR 427 Pettitt v Dunkley [1971] 1 NSWLR 376 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Stead v State Government Insurance Commission [1986] HCA 54; (1986) 161 CLR 141 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mr Roderick Allan Hall (First Appellant) Mrs Helen Anne Hall (Second Appellant) Ms Maxine Anne O'Brien (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr Ian Coleman SC (Appellants) Mr Dominic Williams (Barrister) (Respondent)