Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 16); Lane Cove Council v Chami (No 6) [2017] NSWLEC 26

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 16); Lane Cove Council v Chami (No 6) [2017] NSWLEC 26 Hearing dates: 7-9 September 2016, 13 February 2017 Date of orders: 16 March 2017 Decision date: 16 March 2017 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pain J Decision: See pars 136-137 Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application to discontinue civil enforcement proceedings

COSTS – whether costs in favour of applicant Council in civil enforcement proceedings warranted where proceedings discontinued – whether surrender by respondents – whether respondents acted unreasonably Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 s 98 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 96 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 rr 12.1, 42.1, 42.19 Cases Cited: Bitannia Pty Ltd v Parkline Constructions Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 32 Cachia v Hanes (1994) 179 CLR 403 Cachia v The Hills Shire Council [2010] NSWLEC 136 Chami v Lane Cove Council [2015] NSWLEC 1003 Chami v Lane Cove Council (No 2) [2015] NSWLEC 1206 Chami v Lane Cove Council (No 3) [2015] NSWLEC 144 Chami v Lane Cove Council (No 4) [2015] NSWLEC 176 Lane Cove Council v Chami [2014] NSWLEC 3 Lane Cove Council v Chami (No 2) [2014] NSWLEC 11 Lane Cove Council v Chami (No 3) [2014] NSWLEC 18 Lane Cove Council v Chami (No 4) [2014] NSWLEC 89 Lane Cove Council v Chami (No 5) [2014] NSWLEC 93 Lane Cove Council v Ross [2012] NSWLEC 153 Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 2) [2012] NSWLEC 160 Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 3) [2012] NSWLEC 171 Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 4) [2012] NSWLEC 191 Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 5) [2013] NSWLEC 17 Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 6) [2013] NSWLEC 74 Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 7) [2013] NSWLEC 76 Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 8) [2013] NSWLEC 77 Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 9) [2013] NSWLEC 78 Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 10) [2013] NSWLEC 79 Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 11) [2013] NSWLEC 81 Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 12) [2013] NSWLEC 82 Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 13) [2013] NSWLEC 80 Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 14) [2013] NSWLEC 87 Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 15) [2013] NSWLEC 206 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534; [1990] HCA 59 Ralph Lauren 57 Pty Ltd v Byron Shire Council (2014) 199 LGERA 424; [2014] NSWCA 107 Re Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs; Ex parte Lai Qin (1997) 186 CLR 622; [1997] HCA 6 Ross v Lane Cove Council [2012] NSWLEC 1364 Ross v Lane Cove Council [2013] NSWLEC 109 Ross v Lane Cove Council [2014] NSWCA 50 Texts Cited: LexisNexis Butterworths, Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure NSW, vol 1 Category: Costs Parties: 16/160309 Lane Cove Council v Ross Lane Cove Council (Applicant) Raymond Ross (First Respondent) Sarab Chami (Second Respondent)