4nature Incorporated v Centennial Springvale Pty Ltd [2016] NSWLEC 121

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: 4nature Incorporated v Centennial Springvale Pty Ltd [2016] NSWLEC 121 Hearing dates: 9 May 2016 Date of orders: 13 September 2016 Decision date: 13 September 2016 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pepper J Decision: Amended summons dismissed. Costs reserved. Catchwords: JUDICIAL REVIEW: whether decision-maker reached state of satisfaction required by environmental planning instrument in granting development consent – whether decision-maker misdirected itself as to the law in the consideration and determination of the consent – whether the decision-maker failed to take into account a mandatory relevant consideration – application dismissed. Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 23D, 79C, 89E, Pt 4 Div 4.1 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000, cls 268R, 268V Land and Environment Court Rules 2007, rr 4.2, 4.3 State Environmental Planning Policy (Sydney Drinking Water Catchment) 2011, cls 3, 7, 9, 10 Cases Cited: Anderson v Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000 [2014] NSWCA 386 Australian Conservation Foundation Incorporated v Minister for the Environment [2016] FCA 1042 Australian Tribunal v Bond [1990] HCA 33; (1990) 170 CLR 321 Bat Advocacy NSW Inc v Minister for the Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts [2011] FCAFC 59; (2011) 180 LGERA 99 Buck v Bavone [1976] HCA 24; (1976) 135 CLR 110 Caroona Coal Action Group Inc v Coalmines Australia Pty Ltd [2010] NSWLEC 1; (2010) 172 LGERA 25 Caroona Coal Action Group Inc v Coal Mines Australia Pty Ltd [2010] NSWCA 353; (2010) 178 LGERA 411 Centro Properties Ltd v Hurstville City Council [2004] NSWLEC 401; (2004) LGERA 257 Certain Lloyd's Underwriters v Cross [2012] HCA 56; (2012) 248 CLR 378 Commissioner of Taxation v Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd [2012] HCA 55; (2012) 250 CLR 503 Cranbrook School v Woollahra Municipal Council [2006] NSWCA 155; (2006) 66 NSWLR 379 Currey v Sutherland Shire Council (1998) 100 LGERA 365 Egan v Hawkesbury City Council (1993) 79 LGERA 321 Gold and Copper Resources Pty Limited v Hon Chris Hartcher MP Minister for Resources and Energy Special Minister (No 2) [2014] NSWLEC 30 Gold and Copper Resources Pty Ltd v Minister for Resources and Energy [2013] NSWLEC 66; (2013) 211 LGERA 196 Jojeni Investments Pty Ltd v Mosman Municipal Council [2015] NSWCA 147; (2015) 89 NSWLR 760 Kindimindi Investments Pty Ltd v Lane Cove Council [2006] NSWCA 23; (2006) 143 LGERA 277 Master Education Services Pty Ltd v Ketchell [2008] HCA 38; (2008) 236 CLR 101 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council [2016] NSWCA 253 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd [1986] HCA 40; (1986) 162 CLR 24 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Singh [2014] FCAFC 1; (2014) 231 FCR 437 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li [2013] HCA 8; (2013) 249 CLR 332 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZGUR [2011] HCA 1; (2011) 241 CLR 594 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang [1996] HCA 6; (1996) 185 CLR 259 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Eshetu [1999] HCA 21; (1999) 197 CLR 611 Mosman Municipal Council v IPM Pty Ltd [2016] NSWLEC 26 Oates v Attorney-General (Cth) [2001] FCA 84; (2001) 181 ALR 559 Parramatta City Council v Hale (1982) 47 LGRA 319 Plaintiff M47/2012 Director-General of Security [2012] HCA 46; (2012) 251 CLR 1 R v Connell; Ex parte The Hetton Bellbird Collieries Ltd [1944] HCA 42; (1944) 69 CLR 407 Soliman v University of Technology, Sydney [2012] FCAFC 146; (2012) 207 FCR 277 Sutherland Shire Council v Benedict Industries Pty Ltd (No 4) [2015] NSWLEC 101 Taylor v The Owners – Strata Plan No 11564 [2014] HCA 9; (2014) 253 CLR 581 Thiess v Collector of Customs [2014] HCA 12; (2014) 250 CLR 664 Tovir Investments Pty Ltd v Waverly Council [2014] NSWCA 379 Weal v Bathurst City Council [2000] NSWCA 88; (2000) 111 LGERA 181 Zentai v O'Connor (No 3) [2010] FCA 691; (2010) 270 ALR 293 Texts Cited: Category: Principal judgment Parties: 4nature Incorporated (Applicant) Centennial Springvale Pty Limited (First Respondent) Springvale SK Kores Pty Limited (Second Respondent) Minister for Planning (Third Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr R Lancaster SC with Mr N Kelly (Applicant) Mr N Williams SC with Ms J Davidson (First and Second Respondent) Mr J Hutton (Third Respondent)