Mina Suh v Liverpool City Council and Casula Community Group for Responsible Planning Inc [2016] NSWLEC 1177

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Mina Suh v Liverpool City Council and Casula Community Group for Responsible Planning Inc [2016] NSWLEC 1177 Hearing dates: 13 May 2016 Date of orders: 13 May 2016 Decision date: 13 May 2016 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: O'Neill C Decision: 1. The expert witnesses on social impacts are to confer and produce a joint report by 14 June 2016. 2. The hearing is to commence on Monday 16 May 2016 on site for the purpose of taking a view and hearing from objectors and returning to Court in order to deal with any matter not related to expert evidence on social impact. 3. The hearing date on 17 May 2016 is vacated. 4. The hearing will re-commence on 25 July 2016 for the purposes of hearing the expert witnesses on social impact and final submissions. Catchwords: NOTICE OF MOTION: vacation of hearing date. Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mina Suh (Applicant) Liverpool City Council (Respondent) Casula Community Group for Responsible Planning Inc (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr M. Sonter solicitor (Applicant) Mr M. Staunton barrister (Respondent) Mr M. Seymour barrister (Second Respondent)

Solicitors: Mills Oakley (Applicant) Sparke Helmore Lawyers (Respondent) University of Newcastle Legal Centre (Second Respondent) File Number(s): 11174 of 2015

Judgment 1. COMMISSIONER: The notice of motion filed on 12 May 2016 by the second respondent seeks to vacate hearing dates for the matter on Monday 16 May and Tuesday 17 May 2016. The notice of motion is supported by the affidavit of Jacquie Svenson 12 May 2016. The second respondent handed up short minutes of order. 2. The Applicant opposes the orders sought by the second respondent and read the Affidavit of Matt Sonter dated 13 May 2016. 3. The first respondent consents to the orders sought.