Land and Environment Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Warren David O'Brien v Roads and Maritime Services [2017] NSWLEC 1112 Hearing dates: Conciliation conference on 1 and 3 March 2017 Date of orders: 07 March 2017 Decision date: 07 March 2017 Jurisdiction: Class 3 Before: Maston AC Decision: See (4) below Catchwords: LAND ACQUISITION COMPENSATION: conciliation conference; agreement between the parties; orders Legislation Cited: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Warren David O'Brien (First Applicant) Pauline Louise Lockie (Second Applicant) Roads and Maritime Services (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr M Seymour (Applicants) Ms A Hemmings (Respondent) Solicitor: Mr V Butcher, Slater & Gordon Lawyers (Applicants) Mr B Bateman, Clayton Utz (Respondent) File Number(s): 2016/257526 Publication restriction: No Judgment 1. 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 make, 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 Court notes that the parties or their representatives have reached an agreement in a conciliation conference held on 29 February 2017 pursuant to s.34 of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979, presided over by Acting Commissioner Maston, as to the terms of a decision in the proceedings that would be acceptable to the parties (being a decision that the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions). 2. Compensation is determined in the sum of $1,850,000 (incl GST), pursuant to section 55 of the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 (Act), for the acquisition of Lot 6 in Deposited Plan 1105627, being all of the land known as 4 Brown Street, St Peters. 3. The Applicants are to duly complete and deliver to the Respondent the deed of release and indemnity and direction as to payment issued by the Respondent within 28 days of the final orders in these proceedings. 4. Within 28 days of the Respondent receiving the duly completed deed of release and indemnity and direction as to payment the Respondent is to pay the compensation less any advanced moneys paid. 5. The Respondent is to pay the Applicants' reasonable costs as agreed or assessed subject to the production of invoices and receipts. There is to be no interest payable on costs. ………………………. Acting Commissioner Maston Amendments 08 March 2017 - Correction to catchwords 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: 08 March 2017