Touma v Canterbury Bankstown Council [2017] NSWLEC 1453

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Touma v Canterbury Bankstown Council [2017] NSWLEC 1453 Hearing dates: Conciliation conference on 11 August 2017 Date of orders: 22 August 2017 Decision date: 22 August 2017 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: O'Neill C Decision: See (4) below Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS: conciliation conference; agreement between the parties; orders Legislation Cited: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Category: Principal judgment Parties: John Joseph Touma (Applicant) Canterbury Bankstown Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr M. Staunton barrister (Applicant) Mr C. Zoppo solicitor (Respondent)

Solicitors: Lionheart Lawyers (Applicant) Lindsay Taylor Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2017/109950

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, 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 appeal is upheld. 2. Development Application 45/2017 for the erection of a two storey detached dwelling at 50B Dunstaffenage Street, Hurlstone Park, is approved, subject to the conditions set out in Annexure A. ……………. Commissioner O'Neill 109950.17 O'Neill (C) (155 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: 22 August 2017