Friends of King Edward Park Inc v Newcastle City Council (No 3) [2016] NSWLEC 74

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Friends of King Edward Park Inc v Newcastle City Council (No 3) [2016] NSWLEC 74 Hearing dates: 16 November 2015 Date of orders: 20 June 2016 Decision date: 20 June 2016 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Sheahan J Decision: See Orders in [178] Catchwords: COSTS: Principles to apply in making final costs orders – Applicant successful in complex public interest proceedings, but not on all grounds of challenge – some other grounds not determined – costs on disputed costs motions. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Crown Lands Act 1989 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Federal Court of Australia Act 1970 Judicature Acts 1873 (UK) Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Local Government Act 1993 Newcastle Local Environmental Plan 2003 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Australian Conservation Foundation v Forestry Commission (1988) 76 LGRA 381 Bailey v Director-General, Department of Natural Resources NSW [2015] NSWCA 318 Bardsley-Smith v Penrith City Council (No 2) [2015] NSWLEC 94 Bostik Australia Pty Ltd v Liddiard (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 304 Botany Bay City Council v Minister for Local Government (No 2) [2016] NSWCA 127 Brown v Randwick City Council (No 2) [2012] NSWLEC 28 Brown v Randwick City Council [2011] NSWLEC 172; 183 LGERA 382 Caroona Coal Action Group Inc v Coal Mines Australia Pty Limited and Minister for Mineral Resources (No 3) [2010] NSWLEC 59; 173 LGERA 280 Centro Properties Limited v Hurstville City Council & Anor [2004] NSWLEC 718 Cretazzo v Lombardi (1975) 13 SASR 4 Cutcliffe v Lithgow City Council [2006] NSWLEC 317 Cutcliffe and Anor v Lithgow City Council & Ors [2006] NSWLEC 463; 147 LGERA 330 Develtor Property Group Pty Ltd v Newcastle City Council [2001] NSWLEC 47 Donald Campbell & Co Ltd v Pollak [1927] AC 732 Douglas v James (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 969 Elite Protective Personnel Pty Ltd & Anor v Salmon (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 373 Foots v Southern Cross Mine Management Pty Ltd [2007] HCA 56; 234 CLR 52; 241 ALR 32 Friends of King Edward Park Inc v Newcastle City Council [2012] NSWLEC 113; 194 LGERA 226 Friends of King Edward Park Inc v Newcastle City Council (No 2) [2015] NSWLEC 76 GPT Re Limited v Wollongong City Council & Anor [2006] NSWLEC 303; 151 LGERA 116 GPT Re Limited v Wollongong City Council [No 2] [2006] NSWLEC 401; 151 LGERA 158 GPT Re Limited v Wollongong City Council [2006] NSWLEC 658; 151 LGERA 174 Hughes v Western Australia Cricket Association (Inc) [1986] FCA 382; ATPR 40-748 James & Ors. v Surf Road Nominees Pty Limited & Ors. [No. 2] [2005] NSWCA 296 Kindimindi Investments Pty Ltd v Lane Cove Council & Anor (2006) NSWLEC 17; 143 LGERA 268 Latoudis v Casey [1990] HCA 59; 170 CLR 534 McCallum v Sandercock (No 2) [2011] NSWLEC 203 NSI Dental Pty Ltd v University of Melbourne [2007] FCA 523 oOh! Media Assets Pty Limited v The Council of the City of Sydney [2016] NSWLEC 47 Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; 193 CLR 72; 96 LGERA 173 Probiotec Limited v The University of Melbourne [2008] FCAFC 5; 166 FCR 30; 244 ALR 96 Rossi v Living Choice Australia Ltd [2015] NSWCA 244 Rossi v Living Choice Australia Ltd (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 301 Rossi v Living Choice Australia Ltd (No 6) [2014] NSWLEC 116 R v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal; Ex parte Hardiman [(1980) 144 CLR 13 Scott v Wollongong City Council (1992) 75 LGRA 112 Sze Tu v Lowe (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 91 Waters v P C Henderson (Aust) Pty Ltd (Court of Appeal, 6 July 1996, unreported) Texts Cited: Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure (NSW) Category: Costs Parties: Friends of King Edward Park Inc (Applicant) Newcastle City Council (First respondent) King Edward Headland Reserve Trust (Second respondent) Minister for Primary Industries (Third respondent) Annie Street Commercial Pty Ltd (Fourth respondent) Representation: Counsel: