Land and Environment Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Cape Byron Management Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority [2017] NSWLEC 1144 Hearing dates: Conciliation 7 and 14 March 2017 Date of orders: 23 March 2017 Decision date: 23 March 2017 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Martin SC Decision: See (4) below Catchwords: APPEAL against refusal of application to vary Environment Protection Licence - conditions: conciliation conference; agreement between the parties; orders Legislation Cited: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Cape Byron Management Pty Ltd (Applicant) Environment Protection Authority (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Stafford, Barrister (Applicant) Solicitors: Jennifer Hughes, Baker & McKenzie (Applicant) Simon Davey, EPA (Respondent) File Number(s): 2016/ 345605 and 2016/345597 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 Environment Protection Licence number 20424 is to be varied consistent with the marked changes set out in the Environment Protection Licence annexed hereto. 2. That there is to be no order as to costs, with each party to bear their own costs. ……………. Rosemary Martin Senior Commissioner EPL Licence (290 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: 23 March 2017