Land and Environment Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: The Owners SP76023 v Tweed Shire Council and anor [2016] NSWLEC 1197 Hearing dates: Conciliation conference on 28 January, 16 March, 12 April, 4,13 May 2016 Date of orders: 13 May 2016 Decision date: 13 May 2016 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Brown C Decision: See (5) below Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION: change of use – tourist accommodation; conciliation conference; agreement between the parties; orders Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Category: Principal judgment Parties: The Owners SP76023 (Applicant) Tweed Shire Council (First Respondent) BRK (NSW) Pty Ltd (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Christopher Gough (Applicant) Kirston Gerathy (First Respondent) Damien Hodgson (Second Respondent) Solicitors: Storey & Gough (Applicant) HWL Ebsworth Lawyers (First Respondent) Hickey Lawyers (Second Respondent) File Number(s): 10156 of 2015 Judgment 1. COMMISSIONER: This is an appeal of the refusal by Tweed Shire Council of an application to a change use from tourist accommodation to permanent residential at the Peppers Bale Resort, 27 – 37 Bells Boulevard, Kingscliff. 2. In this matter, at or after a conciliation conference, an agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (the Court Act) was reached between the parties as to the terms of a decision in the proceedings that was acceptable to the parties. As the presiding Commissioner, I was satisfied that the decision was one that the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions (this being the test applied by s 34(3) of the Court Act). As a consequence, s 34(3)(a) of the Act required me to "dispose of the proceedings in accordance with the decision". 3. The Court Act also required me to "set out in writing the terms of the decision" (s 34(3)(b)). The orders made to give effect to the agreement constitute that document. 4. In making the orders to give effect to the agreement between the parties, I was not required to, and have not, made any merit assessment of the issues that were originally in dispute between the parties. 5. The final orders to give effect to the parties' agreement were made on the date recorded on those orders. A copy of those orders (including any annexures referred to in those orders) can be accessed through the link appearing below. The date of the orders appears on the first page of the orders. ……………. G T Brown Commissioner 10156 of 2015 (s34O) gtb (73.8 KB, pdf) 10156 of 2015 gtb (C) (198 KB, pdf) DISCLAIMER - Every effort has been made to comply with suppression orders or statutory provisions prohibiting publication that may apply to this judgment or decision. The onus remains on any person using material in the judgment or decision to ensure that the intended use of that material does not breach any such order or provision. Further enquiries may be directed to the Registry of the Court or Tribunal in which it was generated. Decision last updated: 27 May 2016