Moorebank Recyclers Pty Ltd v Tanlane Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] NSWLEC 186

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Moorebank Recyclers Pty Ltd v Tanlane Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] NSWLEC 186 Hearing dates: 6-7, 14-15 September 2017 Date of orders: 21 December 2017 Decision date: 21 December 2017 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pain J Decision: (1) The Applicant's summons is dismissed. (2) The Applicant is to pay the First Respondent's costs of the proceedings unless a notice of motion seeking alternative orders is filed within 30 days of this judgment. (3) The exhibits be returned. Catchwords: JUDICIAL REVIEW – application of State Environmental Planning Policy No 55 in context of local environmental plan amendment – whether a council in preparing a planning proposal has to comply with SEPP 55 – whether in making a gateway determination SEPP 55 must be complied with – summons dismissed Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 ss 4, Pt 3 Div 2, Pt 3 Div 4, 79C, 83, Pt 6, Pt 7A, Sch 6 cl 120 Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment Act 2008 Greater Sydney Commission Act 2015 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 s 20 Liverpool Local Environmental Plan 2008 Pt 2, Land Use Table, Pt 7 Div 2, Sch 1 Local Government Act 1993 Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Order 2006 State Environmental Planning Policy No 55 – Remediation of Land cll 2, 4, 6, 7 State Environmental Planning Policy (Major Development) 2005 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2009 Sch 1 Cases Cited: Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue (2009) 239 CLR 27; [2009] HCA 41 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321; [1990] HCA 33 Bass v Permanent Trustee Co Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 334; [1999] HCA 9 Blue Mountains City Council v Laurence Browning Pty Ltd (2006) 67 NSWLR 672; [2006] NSWCA 331 Castle Constructions Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council [2008] NSWLEC 137 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd (2012) 250 CLR 503; [2012] HCA 55 Hot Holdings Pty Ltd v Creasy (1996) 185 CLR 149; [1996] HCA 44 Huntlee Pty Ltd v Sweetwater Action Group Inc; Minister for Planning and Infrastructure v Sweetwater Action Group Inc (2011) 185 LGERA 429; [2011] NSWCA 378 Litevale Pty Ltd v Lismore City Council (1997) 96 LGERA 91 Liverpool City Council v Moorebank Recyclers Pty Limited; Benedict Industries Pty Ltd v Minister for Planning (No 2) [2017] NSWLEC 53 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24; [1986] HCA 40 Moorebank Recyclers Pty Ltd v Benedict Industries Pty Ltd [2015] NSWLEC 40 Moorebank Recyclers Pty Ltd v Tanlane Pty Ltd [2017] NSWLEC 97 Teys Australia Southern Pty Ltd v Burns (2015) 206 LGERA 186; [2015] NSWLEC 1 Texts Cited: New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) 12 August 2008 Managing Land Contamination: Planning Guidelines, SEPP 55 – Remediation of Land (1998) Department of Urban Affairs and Planning, Environment Protection Authority Category: Principal judgment Parties: Moorebank Recyclers Pty Ltd (Applicant) Tanlane Pty Ltd (First Respondent) Greater Sydney Commission (Second Respondent) Liverpool City Council (Third Respondent) Representation: COUNSEL: T Robertson SC and J Lazarus (Applicant) T Hale SC and D Robertson (First Respondent) Submitting appearance (Second Respondent) Submitting appearance (Third Respondent)