Ross v Lane Cove Council [2017] NSWCA 299

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Ross v Lane Cove Council [2017] NSWCA 299 Hearing dates: 29 September 2017, written submissions on 6 October 2017 and 18 October 2017 Decision date: 24 November 2017 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1]; White JA at [13] Decision: Summons for leave to appeal dismissed with costs. Catchwords: APPEAL – application for leave to appeal against costs orders made by Land and Environment Court in Class 4 proceedings – no sufficiently arguable case to warrant a grant of leave demonstrated by applicant Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 76A, 96, 149D, 149F Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 (NSW), r 3.7 State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008 Cases Cited: Adam P Brown Male Fashions Pty Ltd v Philip Morris Inc (1981) 148 CLR 170; [1981] HCA 39 Chami v Lane Cove Council [2015] NSWLEC 1003 Chami v Lane Cove Council (No 2) [2015] NSWLEC 1206 Chami v Lane Cove Council (No 3) [2015] NSWLEC 144 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Lane Cove Council v Ross [2012] NSWLEC 153 Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 2) [2012] NSWLEC 160 Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 3) [2012] NSWLEC 171 Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 4) [2012] NSWLEC 191 Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 5) [2013] NSWLEC 17 Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 6) [2013] NSWLEC 74 Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 8) [2013] NSWLEC 77 Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 9) [2013] NSWLEC 78 Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 10) [2013] NSWLEC 79 Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 11) [2013] NSWLEC 81 Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 12) [2013] NSWLEC 82 Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 13) [2013] NSWLEC 80 Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 14) [2013] NSWLEC 87 Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 16) [2017] NSWLEC 26 Ross v Lane Cove Council [2012] NSWLEC 1364 Ross v Lane Cove Council [2013] NSWLEC 109 Ross v Lane Cove Council [2014] NSWCA 50 Roy Morgan Research Centre Pty Ltd v Commissioner of State Revenue (2001) 181 ALR 307; [2001] HCA 49 Schwartz Family Co Pty Ltd v Capitol Carpets Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 223 The Age Co Ltd v Liu (2013) 82 NSWLR 268; [2013] NSWCA 26 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Raymond Ross (Applicant) Lane Cove Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Self-represented Applicant S A Duggan SC / N M Eastman (Respondent)