Rachelle Nader v STRATHFIELD MUNICIPAL COUNCIL [2017] NSWLEC 1527

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Rachelle Nader v STRATHFIELD MUNICIPAL COUNCIL [2017] NSWLEC 1527 Hearing dates: Conciliation conference on 22 September 2017 Date of orders: 22 September 2017 Decision date: 22 September 2017 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Chilcott C Decision: See (4) below Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION: conciliation conference; agreement between the parties; orders Legislation Cited: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rachelle Nader (Applicant) Strathfield Council (Respondent) Representation: Solicitor: Mr P Saab, Macquarie Lawyers (Applicant) Mr A Seton, Marsden Law Group (Respondent) File Number(s): 2017/149904 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 Applicant is given leave to amend the modification application by substituting the following plans and documentation as the plans and documentation relied upon for the purpose of the development application: Drawing Title Drawing No. Revision Prepared by Dated Proposed Ground Site Plan DWG No.05 G POC + P Architects 15/09/2017 Proposed Roof & Stormwater Drainage Concept Plan DWG 07a H POC + P Architects 15/09/2017 Waste Management + Erosion Plan DWG No.17 C POC + P Architects 15/09/2017 Landscape Plan – General Site Coverage DWG No.18 C POC + P Architects 15/09/2017