Besmaw Pty Ltd v Secretary of the Department of Planning and Environment [2017] NSWLEC 74

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Besmaw Pty Ltd v Secretary of the Department of Planning and Environment [2017] NSWLEC 74 Hearing dates: 13 and 14 March 2017 Date of orders: 30 June 2017 Decision date: 30 June 2017 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Robson J Decision: See orders at [145] Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – whether the Secretary erred in construing the statutory task under cl 8(2) of the State Environmental Planning Policy (State and Regional Development) 2011 (NSW) – whether the Secretary took into account irrelevant or prohibited considerations – whether the Secretary incorrectly applied considerations of ancillary, incidental or complementary

PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS – whether the determination under cl 8(2)(a) of the State Environmental Planning Policy (State and Regional Development) 2011 (NSW) attracts procedural fairness – whether the Secretary breached the duty of procedural fairness by failing to disclose a letter

STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION – whether the determination under cl 8(2)(a) State Environmental Planning Policy (State and Regional Development) 2011 (NSW) can only be made once a development application is in existence – whether the determination was premature Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 78A, 89C, 89D, 89G Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 (NSW), Sch 2 cll 3, 4 State Environmental Planning Policy (Kurnell Peninsula) 1989 (NSW), cl 33 State Environmental Planning Policy (State and Regional Development) 2011 (NSW), cll 7, 8, Sch 1 Cases Cited: Annetts v McCann (1990) 170 CLR 596; [1990] HCA 57 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) v Maritime Union of Australia and Others (2001) 114 FCR 472; [2001] FCA 1549 BHP Petroleum (Timor Sea) Pty Ltd v Minister for Resources (1994) 49 FCR 155 Cardile v LED Builders Pty Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 380; [1999] HCA 18 CIC Insurance Ltd v Bankstown Football Club Ltd (1997) 187 CLR 384; [1997] HCA 2 Commissioner for Australian Capital Territory Revenue v Alphaone Pty Ltd (1994) 49 FCR 576; [1994] FCA 1074 Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) v Mammoet Australia Pty Ltd (2013) 248 CLR 619; [2013] HCA 36 CPCF v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2015) 255 CLR 514; [2015] HCA 1 Currey v Sutherland Shire Council and Russell [2003] NSWCA 300; (2003) 129 LGERA 223 Ebner v The Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (2000) 205 CLR 337; [2000] HCA 63 Environmental Protection Authority v Condon as liquidator for Orchard Holdings (NSW) Pty Ltd (2014) 86 NSWLR 499; [2014] NSWCA 149 FAI Insurances Ltd v Winneke (1982) 151 CLR 342; [1982] HCA 26 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd (2012) 250 CLR 503; [2012] HCA 55 Heatscape Pty Ltd v Mahoney [2017] NSWCCA 135 Isbester v Knox City Council (2015) 255 CLR 135; [2015] HCA 20 Jagroop v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2014) 225 FCR 482; [2014] FCAFC 123 Kioa v West (1985) 159 CLR 550; [1985] HCA 81 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24; [1986] HCA 40 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v WZARH (2015) 256 CLR 326; [2015] HCA 40 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332; [2013] HCA 18 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZMDS (2010) 240 CLR 611; [2010] HCA 16 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259; [1996] HCA 6 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Eshetu (1999) 197 CLR 611; [1999] HCA 0021 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs; Ex parte Lam (2003) 214 CLR 1; [2003] HCA 6 Price v Elder (2000) 97 FCR 218; [2000] FCA 166 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 184 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 R v Khazaal (2012) 246 CLR 601; [2012] HCA 26 Tanielu v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2014) 225 FCR 424; [2014] FCA 1221 Western Australia v Ward (2002) 213 CLR 1; [2002] HCA 28 Texts Cited: Macquarie Dictionary Category: Principal judgment Parties: Besmaw Pty Ltd (Applicant) Secretary of the Department of Planning and Environment (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: N Williams SC with S Free and D Hume (Applicant) A Shearer with Z Heger (Respondent)