Tanious v Georges River Council [2016] NSWLEC 142

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Tanious v Georges River Council [2016] NSWLEC 142 Hearing dates: 1 November 2016 Date of orders: 03 November 2016 Decision date: 03 November 2016 Jurisdiction: Class 2 Before: Pepper J Decision: See orders at [76]. Catchwords: APPEAL: appeal from a decision of a Commissioner – whether Commissioner made finding of fact on no evidence – appeal allowed – remitted to Commissioner for redetermination. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 56 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, ss 38(2), 56A Land and Environment Court Rules 2007, r 3.7 Local Government Act 1993, s 124 Local Government (General) Regulation 2005, cl 20 of Sch 2, Div 2 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 42.1 Cases Cited: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond [1990] HCA 33; (1990) 170 CLR 321 Bankstown City Council v Mohamad El Dana [2009] NSWLEC 68 Bonim Stanmore Pty Ltd v Marrickville Council [2007] NSWLEC 286; (2007) 156 LGERA 12 Brimbella Pty Ltd v Mosman Municipal Council (1985) 79 LGERA 367 Brinara Pty Ltd v Gosford City Council [2010] NSWLEC 230; (2010) 177 LGERA 296 Brown Brothers Pty Ltd v Pittwater Council [2015] NSWCA 215; (2015) 90 NSWLR 717 Carstens v Pittwater Council [1999] NSWLEC 249; (1999) 111 LGERA 1 Council of the City of Sydney v Base Backpackers Pty Ltd [2015] NSWLEC 63 Davis v Gosford City Council [2013] NSWLEC 49 Design Power Associates Pty Ltd v Willoughby City Council [2005] NSWLEC 470; (2005) 148 LGERA 233 Housing Commission of New South Wales v Tatmar Pastoral Co Pty Ltd [1983] 3 NSWLR 378 Hurstville City Council v Goreski [2011] NSWLEC 188 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd [1986] HCA 40; (1986) 162 CLR 24 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang [1996] HCA 6; (1996) 185 CLR 259 Randwick City Council v Michael Holdings Pty Ltd [2016] NSWLEC 7 Segal v Waverley Council [2005] NSWCA 310; (2005) 64 NSWLR 177 Sydney Water Corporation v Caruso [2009] NSWCA 391; (2009) 170 LGERA 298 Tanious v Georges River Council [2016] NSWLEC 1330 Village McEvoy Pty Ltd v Council of the City of Sydney (No 2) [2010] NSWLEC 17; (2010) 176 LGERA 119 Warkworth Mining Pty Ltd v Bulga Milbrodale Progress Association Inc [2014] NSWCA 105; (2014) 200 LGERA 375 Texts Cited: Macquarie Dictionary (online ed) Oxford English Dictionary (online ed) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Mr Mofeed Louis Tanious (Applicant) Georges River Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr M L Tanious (Litigant in Person) (Applicant) Mr M A Cottom (Solicitor) (Respondent)