Grozdanovski v Roads and Maritime Services [2017] NSWLEC 1139

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Grozdanovski v Roads and Maritime Services [2017] NSWLEC 1139 Hearing dates: Conciliation conference on 8 February 2017 Date of orders: 14 February 2017 Decision date: 14 February 2017 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Miller AC Decision: See (4) below Catchwords: COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND: conciliation conference; agreement between the parties; orders Legislation Cited: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Draga Grozdanovski (Applicant) Blagoja Grozdanovski (Applicant) Roads and Maritime Services (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Doyle (Applicant) A Hemmings (Respondent)

Solicitors: R McCaulay, Pryor Tzannes & Wallis Solicitors and Notaries (Applicant) H Kalarostaghi, Hunt & Hunt (Respondent) File Number(s): 2016/292623 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. Compensation is determined in the sum of $400,000 (incl GST), pursuant to section 55 of the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 (Act), for the acquisition of Lots 16 and 18 in Deposited Plan 1213351, being part of the land in Certificate of Title 102/DP878084 and known as 11 Jersey Road, Bringelly. 2. The Respondent has agreed to pay the Applicants' reasonable costs of the proceedings as agreed or assessed subject to the production of invoices and receipts. There is to be no interest payable on costs. 3. The Applicants are to duly complete and deliver to the Respondent an updated deed of release and indemnity and direction as to payment generally in accordance with the Deed of Release and Indemnity provided to the Applicants on 1 July 2016. 4. Within 28 days of the Respondent receiving the duly completed deed of release and indemnity and direction as to payment the Respondent will pay the compensation monies as directed. Notations: Statutory interest pursuant to ss.49 and 50 of the Act is payable on the compensation monies. ……………. C Miller Acting Commissioner