Lees v Blacktown City Council [2016] NSWLEC 1487

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lees v Blacktown City Council [2016] NSWLEC 1487 Hearing dates: Conciliation conference on 12 October 2016 Date of orders: 12 October 2016 Decision date: 12 October 2016 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Hussey AC Decision: See (4) below Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION: Two lot Torrens Title subdivision, drainage; conciliation conference; agreement between the parties; orders Legislation Cited: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Tim Lees (Applicant) Blacktown City Council (Respondent) Representation: Mr T Sattler, Sattler & Associates Pty Ltd (Applicant) Mr D Loether, Bartier Perry (Respondent) File Number(s): 2016/00227185 Publication restriction: No

Judgment 1. ACTING COMMISSIONER: 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". 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. The final orders to give effect to the parties' agreement under s34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 are: 1. The appeal is upheld. 2. Development Application No. 2016-03667 for the proposed Torrens Title subdivision of the existing lot (Lot 85 in Deposited Plan 11508) into 2 lots, on land known as 52 Cornelia Road, Toongabbie, is approved subject to the conditions contained at Annexure "A". ……………. R Hussey Acting Commissioner 227185.16 - Annexure A (113 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: 26 October 2016