Bay Simmer Investments Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales [2017] NSWCA 135

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Bay Simmer Investments Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales [2017] NSWCA 135 Hearing dates: 21 April 2017 Decision date: 15 June 2017 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Leeming JA at [69]; Sackville AJA at [85] Decision: (1) Grant the appellant leave to file the amended notice of appeal dated 1 May 2017.

(2) Allow the appeal and set aside the orders made in the Land and Environment Court on 21 September 2016 dismissing the amended summons with costs.

(3) In place thereof,

(a) declare that development consent No SSD 6069 granted by the Minister's delegate on 21 May 2015 is invalid; (b) set aside the development consent; (c) order that the State of New South Wales pay the applicant's costs in the Land and Environment Court.

(4) Order that the State of New South Wales pay the appellant's costs in this Court. Catchwords: ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING – Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) – whether proposal the subject of development application a "staged development application" under s 83B – whether s 79C applied to application – whether consent authority required to consider "construction-related impacts" of development – whether development consent valid Legislation Cited: Constitution, s 81 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 4, 23, 78A, 79C, 80, 80A, 81A, 83B, 83C, 83D, 89C, 89D, 89E, 89H, 89L; Pt 4, Div 2; Div 2A, Div 4.1 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), ss 5, 8 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), s 58 State Environmental Planning Policy (State and Regional Development) 2011 (NSW), cl 8; Sch 1, cl 13 Cases Cited: Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of New South Wales (1982) 149 CLR 337; [1982] HCA 24 Environment Protection Authority v Condon as liquidator for Orchard Holdings (NSW) Pty Ltd (in liq) (2014) 86 NSWLR 499; [2014] NSWCA 149 Fordham v Brideson [1986] VR 587 Kuru v State of New South Wales (2008) 236 CLR 1; [2008] HCA 26 Minister for Immigration v SZJSS (2010) 243 CLR 164; [2010] HCA 48 Pape v Commonwealth (2009) 239 CLR 1; [2009] HCA 23 Warkworth Mining Ltd v Bulga Milbrodale Progress Association Inc (2014) 86 NSWLR 527; [2014] NSWCA 105 Texts Cited: M Leeming, Resolving Conflicts of Laws (Federation Press, 2011), pp 91-92