Australian Consulting Architects Pty Ltd v Liverpool City Council [2017] NSWLEC 129

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Australian Consulting Architects Pty Ltd v Liverpool City Council [2017] NSWLEC 129 Hearing dates: 15 and 25 August 2017 Date of orders: 29 September 2017 Decision date: 29 September 2017 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Molesworth AJ Decision: See orders at [163] Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – appeal against deemed refusal of development consent – whether proceedings incompetent – whether proceedings commenced out of time – whether request for further information stopped the clock – whether alleged amendments to development application reset the clock – whether development application ineffective due to lack of owner's consent and specification of non-entity as applicant

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – whether name of applicant on Class 1 Application should be amended – whether name of applicant on development application should be amended Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 78A, 79B, 80, 82, 90A, 91, 91A, 97; Divs 2 and 5 of Pt 4 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000, cll 3, 49, 54, 55, 58, 60, 67, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 113; Divs 2, 3 and 11 of Pt 6 Interpretation Act 1987, s 36 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, s 39 Roads Act 1993, s 138 State Environmental Planning Policy (Infrastructure) 2007, cll 84, 86, 88, 100, 104; Div 17 of Pt 3; Sch 3 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 28.2 Water Management Act 2000, ss 89, 90, 91 Cases Cited: Betohuwisa Investments Pty Ltd v Kiama Municipal Council (2010) 177 LGERA 312; [2010] NSWLEC 223 Botany Bay City Council v Remath Investments No. 6 Pty Limited (2000) 50 NSWLR 312; [2000] NSWCA 364 Bridge Shipping Pty Ltd v Grand Shipping SA (1991) 173 CLR 231; [1991] HCA 45 Duke Investments Trust Pty Ltd v Leichhardt Municipal Council [2000] NSWLEC 14 Ebsworth v Sutherland Shire Council [2005] NSWLEC 603 Glendinning Minto Pty Ltd v Gosford City Council [2010] NSWLEC 1151 IGS Enterprises Pty Ltd v Hornsby Shire Council (2008) 164 LGERA 424; [2008] NSWLEC 304 Integral Energy Pty Ltd v Blue Mountains City Council [1998] NSWLEC 284 Ipoh Pty Ltd v Sydney City Council (2005) 142 LGERA 373; [2005] NSWLEC 514 Ironlaw Pty Ltd v Wollondilly Shire Council (No 2) (2013) 197 LGERA 238; [2013] NSWLEC 146 Lateral Estate Pty Ltd v The Council of the City of Sydney [2017] NSWLEC 6 Maule v Liporoni (2002) 122 LGERA 140; [2002] NSWLEC 25 Pepperwood Ridge Pty Ltd v Newcastle City Council [2007] NSWLEC 719 Radray Constructions Pty Ltd v Hornsby Shire Council (2006) 145 LGERA 292; [2006] NSWLEC 155 Rose Bay Marina Pty Ltd v Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning (2002) 122 LGERA 255; [2002] NSWLEC 123 Songkal Pty Ltd v Warringah Council (2000) 111 LGERA 71; [2000] NSWLEC 215 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Australian Consulting Architects Pty Ltd (ACN 130 867 613) (Applicant) Liverpool City Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr P Rigg (Solicitor) (Applicant) Ms A Pearman (Respondent)