Lake Macquarie City Council v Gordon and Anor [2016] NSWLEC 49

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lake Macquarie City Council v Gordon and Anor [2016] NSWLEC 49 Hearing dates: 22-24 March 2016 Date of orders: 02 May 2016 Decision date: 02 May 2016 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Moore J Decision: See [149] Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT – development without consent – impact on the public domain and neighbouring properties – need for rectification DEVELOPMENT – determining whether an owner of a property carried out development – tests to be applied – owner carried out development ORDERS – if valid, would works effect rectification – works would effect rectification DECLARATIONS AND ORDERS – alternative rectification scheme agreed by parties' experts – declarations and orders to require scheme to be implemented OWNERS CONSENT – consent not given for work on Council land and on a neighbouring property – council consent given – removal of unapproved work contingent on completion of other rectification works and granting consent by neighbour Legislation Cited: Environment Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 Lake Macquarie Local Environmental Plan 2004 Lake Macquarie Local Environmental Plan 2014 Cases Cited: Adler v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2003] NSWCA 131 Ashfield Municipal Council v Rex Keys Andrews and Ors (1986) 60 LGRA 248 Baulkham Hills Shire Council v Ko-veda Holiday Park Estate Ltd [2009] NSWCA 160; 167 LGERA 395 Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] HCA 34; 60 CLR 336 Hillpalm Pty Ltd v Heaven's Door Pty Ltd [2004] HCA 59; 220 CLR 472 Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 8; 101 CLR 298 Kuhl v Zurich Financial Services Australia Ltd [2011] HCA 11; 243 CLR 361 Lake Macquarie City Council v Australian Native Landscapes Pty Ltd (No 2) [2015] NSWLEC 114 North Sydney Council v Moline; North Sydney Council v Tomkinson (No 2) [2008] NSWLEC 169 Project Blue Sky v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; 194 CLR 355 Taylor v The Owners - Strata Plan No 11564 [2014] HCA 9, 253 CLR 531, 88 ALJR 473 Wilkie v Blacktown City Council [2002] NSWCA l284; 121 LGERA 444 Texts Cited: Odgers, Stephen, Uniform Evidence Law, 11th ed, Lawbook Co, Australia Category: Principal judgment Parties: Lake Macquarie City Council (Applicant) Dianne Gordon (First Respondent) Hugh Gordon (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr J Connors, barrister (Applicant) Mr R O'Gorman-Hughes, barrister (Respondents)