City of Ryde Council v Principal Healthcare Finance Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] NSWLEC 134

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: City of Ryde Council v Principal Healthcare Finance Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] NSWLEC 134 Hearing dates: 22 September 2017 Date of orders: 06 October 2017 Decision date: 06 October 2017 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Molesworth AJ Decision: See orders at [75] Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for proceedings to be dismissed under rule 13.4 of Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 – whether reasonable cause of action disclosed – whether applicant estopped from raising issues subject of appeal – whether proceedings constitute abuse of process Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, s 80 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, ss 56A, 57 State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing for Seniors or People with a Disability) 2004, cll 14, 15, 18; Ch 3 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, rr 13.4, 28.2 Cases Cited: Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552; [2000] HCA 41 Agius v New South Wales [2001] NSWCA 371 Attorney-General v Oates (1999) 198 CLR 162; [1999] HCA 35 Batistatos v Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) 226 CLR 256; [2006] HCA 27 Baulkham Hills Shire Council v Ko-veda Holiday Park Estate Ltd (2009) 167 LGERA 395; [2009] NSWCA 160 Boele v Rinbac Pty Ltd (2014) 88 NSWLR 381; [2014] NSWCA 451 Collector of Customs v Pozzolanic Enterprises Pty Ltd (1993) 43 FCR 280; [1993] FCA 322 Commonwealth v Verwayen (1990) 170 CLR 394; [1990] HCA 39 Dial A Dump Industries Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services [2017] NSWCA 73 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125; [1964] HCA 69 Hawkesbury City Council v Sammut (2002) 119 LGERA 171; [2002] NSWCA 18 Mir Bros Unit Constructions Pty Ltd v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2006] NSWCA 314 Penthouse Publications Ltd v McWilliam (Court of Appeal (NSW), Priestley and Meagher JJA and Wardell AJA, 15 March 1991, unrep) Principal Healthcare Finance Pty Ltd v City of Ryde Council [2017] NSWLEC 1300 Ryde City Council v Echt (2000) 107 LGERA 317; [2000] NSWCA 108 Segal v Waverley Council (2005) 64 NSWLR 177; [2005] NSWCA 310 Shaw v New South Wales [2012] NSWCA 102 Simmons v New South Wales Trustee and Guardian [2014] NSWCA 405 Warkworth Mining Ltd v Bulga Milbrodale Progress Association Inc (2014) 86 NSWLR 527; [2014] NSWCA 105 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: City of Ryde Council (Applicant) Principal Healthcare Finance Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr C J Leggat SC with Mr H El-Hage (Applicant) Ms S Duggan SC (Respondent)