Bradfield v Roads and Maritime Services [2015] NSWLEC 203

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bradfield v Roads and Maritime Services [2015] NSWLEC 203 Hearing dates: 24 November 2015 Date of orders: 22 December 2015 Decision date: 22 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Class 3 Before: Pain J Decision: See [44] Catchwords: COMPULSORY ACQUISITION – compensation for compulsory acquisition of land – determination of preliminary question of law - whether applicant has interest in land as defined in the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 Legislation Cited: Acquisition of Land Act 1967 (Qld) Acts Interpretation Act 1954 (Qld) Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 127 Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 (NSW), ss 4, 37, 59, 67 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), ss 24, 25 Local Government Act 1919 (NSW) (repealed), s 344 Local Government Act 1993 (NSW), s 48 Roads Act 1993 (NSW), s 6 Cases Cited: George D Angus Pty Ltd v Health Administration Corporation [2013] NSWLEC 212; (2013) 205 LGERA 357 Golden Mile Property Investments Pty Ltd (in liq) v Cudgegong Australia Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 100; (2015) 319 ALR 151 Health Administration Corporation v George D Angus Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 352; (2014) 88 NSWLR 752 Hua v Hurstville City Council [2010] NSWLEC 61 Hornsby Council v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales (1997) 41 NSWLR 151 House of Peace Pty Ltd v Bankstown City Council [2000] NSWCA 44; (2000) 48 NSWLR 498 Jax Franchising Systems Pty Limited v State Rail Authority (New South Wales); Jax Tyres Pty Limited v State Rail Authority (New South Wales) [2003] NSWLEC 397 Marshall v Director-General, Department of Transport [2001] HCA 37; (2001) 205 CLR 603 Minister for Education and Training v Tanner [2003] NSWCA 164; (2003) 128 LGERA 281 Mooliang Pty Ltd v Shoalhaven City Council [2001] NSWLEC 83; (2001) 114 LGERA 45 Norrie v New South Wales Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages [2013] NSWCA 145; (2013) 84 NSWLR 697 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; (1998) 194 CLR 355 R v Peters (1886) 16 QBD 636 Rakus v Energy Australia [2004] NSWLEC 657; (2004) 138 LGERA 373 Peter Croke Holdings Pty Ltd v Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW (1998) 101 LGERA 30 Sorrento Medical Service Pty Ltd v Chief Executive, Department of Main Roads [2007] QCA 73; (2007) 151 LGERA 328 Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority v Walker Corporation Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 251; (2005) 63 NSWLR 407 West v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales (1995) 88 LGERA 266 Texts Cited: Associate Professor B Edgeworth, "The Numerus Clausus principle in Contemporary Australian Property Law" (2006) 32(2) Monash Law Review 387 JD Heydon, MJ Leeming and PG Turner, Meagher, Gummow & Lehane's Equity Doctrines & Remedies, (5th ed 2015, LexisNexis Butterworths) Macquarie Dictionary (online edition) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Peter Edward Bradfield (Applicant) Roads and Maritime Services (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr I Hemmings SC and Ms A Pearman (Applicant) Mr N Eastman (Respondent)