Botany Bay City Council v Minister for Local Government [2016] NSWLEC 35

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Botany Bay City Council v Minister for Local Government [2016] NSWLEC 35 Hearing dates: 31 March 2016 Date of orders: 07 April 2016 Decision date: 07 April 2016 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pain J Decision: The Court orders that: (1) Botany Bay Council's summons dated 23 March 2016 is dismissed. (2) Costs are reserved for seven days. Catchwords: JUDICIAL REVIEW – whether apprehension of breach of Local Government Act 1993 by delegate considering Minister's proposal for amalgamation of two council areas – whether Botany Bay Council's alternative proposal for council area boundaries is a mandatory relevant consideration for Minister's delegate – no denial of procedural fairness by delegate – summons dismissed Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) ss 9, 33 Local Government Act 1993 (NSW), ss 218A, 218B, 218C, 218D, 218E, 218F, 263, 264, 265, 672, 673, 745, Dictionary Cases Cited: Bryan v Lane Cove Council [2007] NSWLEC 586; (2007) 158 LGERA 390 Friends of Turramurra Inc v Minister for Planning [2011] NSWLEC 128 Hurstville City Council v Minister for Planning and Infrastructure [2012] NSWLEC 134; (2012) 189 LGERA 269 John Brown Lenton & Co Pty Ltd v Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning [1999] NSWLEC 213; (1999) 106 LGERA 150 Leichhardt Council v Minister for Planning [No 2] (1995) 87 LGERA 78 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd [1986] HCA 40; (1986) 162 CLR 24 Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs v Bhardwaj [2002] HCA 11; (2002) 209 CLR 597 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; (1998) 194 CLR 355 Re Refugee Review Tribunal; Ex parte Aala [2000] HCA 57; (2000) 204 CLR 82 SAAP v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2005] HCA 24; (2005) 228 CLR 294 Save Little Manly Beach Foreshore Inc v Minister for Planning (No 3) [2015] NSWLEC 77 Smalley v Motor Accident Authority of New South Wales [2013] NSWCA 318; (2013) 85 NSWLR 580 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Botany Bay City Council (Applicant) Minister for Local Government (First Respondent) Local Government Boundaries Commission (Second Respondent) Chief Executive, Office of Local Government (Third Respondent) Rod Nockles (Fourth Respondent) Representation: COUNSEL: M Robinson SC and A Poljak (Applicant) N Williams SC and A Mitchelmore (Respondents)