Cheetham v Goulburn Motorcycle Club Inc [2017] NSWCA 83

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Cheetham v Goulburn Motorcycle Club Inc [2017] NSWCA 83 Hearing dates: 21 March 2017 Decision date: 27 April 2017 Before: McColl JA and Sackville AJA at [1]; Basten JA at [33] Decision: (1) Appeal dismissed.

(2) Appellants to pay the costs of the first respondent (the Club) and second respondent (Spacelab). Catchwords: JUDICIAL REVIEW – planning consent – whether proposed development prohibited under local environmental plan – whether characterisation of proposal a jurisdictional fact to be determined by the court

PLANNING LAW – development consent granted for a "motorcycle facility" – whether the development consent was for a prohibited use under Goulburn Mulwaree Local Environmental Plan 2009 – whether consent was for a "recreation facility (major)" – extent to which reference can be made to documents referred to in conditions of consent in construing the consent.

STATUTORY INTERPRETATION – definition in statutory instrument – how to construe "means" and "includes" – reliance on factual context Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 76B, 79C, 81, 82(A), 123

Goulburn Mulwaree Local Environmental Plan 2009, cl 2.3, Land Use Table Zone RU6 cl 4 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), s 58 Cases Cited: Alcoa Australia Rolled Products Pty Ltd v Weston Aluminium Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 273; 148 LGERA 439 Allandale Blue Metal Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services [2013] NSWCA 103; 195 LGERA 182 Auburn Municipal Council v Szabo (1971) 67 LGRA 427 Baulkham Hills Shire Council v Ko-veda Holiday Park Estate Ltd [2009] NSWCA 160; 167 LGERA 395 City of Enfield v Development Assessment Commission (2000) 199 CLR 135; [2000] HCA 5 Cranbrook School v Woollahra Municipal Council (2006) 66 NSWLR 379; [2006] NSWCA 155 Eaton & Sons Pty Ltd v Warringah Shire Council (1972) 129 CLR 270 Hillpalm Pty Ltd v Heaven's Door Pty Ltd (2002) 55 NSWLR 446; [2002] NSWCA 301 Hillpalm Pty Ltd v Heaven's Door Pty Ltd (2004) 220 CLR 472; [2004] HCA 59 House of Peace Pty Ltd v Bankstown City Council (2000) 48 NSWLR 498; [2000] NSWCA 44 North Sydney Municipal Council v Boyts Radio & Electrical Pty Ltd (1989) 16 NSWLR 50 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 The Queen v Alley; Ex parte NSW Plumbers & Gas Fitters Employees' Union (1981) 153 CLR 376 The Queen v Ludeke; Ex parte Queensland Electricity Commission (1985) 159 CLR 178 Ryde Municipal Council v The Royal Ryde Homes (1970) 19 LGRA 321 Trives v Hornsby Shire Council (2015) 89 NSWLR 268; [2015] NSWCA 158 Westfield Management Ltd v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [2006] NSWCA 245 Weston Aluminium Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority [2007] HCA 50; 239 ALR 641 Winn v Director-General of National Parks and Wildlife [2001] NSWCA (2001) 130 LGERA 508 Woollahra Municipal Council v Minister for the Environment (1991) 23 NSWLR 710 Woolworths Ltd v Pallas Newco Pty Ltd (2004) 61 NSWLR 707; [2004] NSWCA 422 YZ Finance Co Pty Ltd v Cummings (1964) 109 CLR 395 Zickar v MGH Plastic Industries Pty Ltd (1996) 187 CLR 310 Texts Cited: P Herzfeld, T Prince and S Tully, Interpretation and Use of Legal Sources – The Laws of Australia (2013, Thomson Reuters) at [25.1.1070] Category: Principal judgment Parties: Nancy Leigh Cheetham (First Appellant) Jan Scholberg Cheetham (Second Appellant) Goulburn Motorcycle Club Inc (First Respondent) Spacelab Studio Pty Ltd (Second Respondent) Goulburn Mulwaree Council (Third Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr P Larkin SC / Ms J Taylor (Appellants) Mr J Johnson (First and Second Respondents) Mr J Lazarus (Third Respondent)