Liverpool City Council v Moorebank Recyclers Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 7

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Liverpool City Council v Moorebank Recyclers Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 7 Hearing dates: 25 October 2017 Decision date: 07 February 2018 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Leeming JA at [49]; Emmett AJA at [58] Decision: Both appeals dismissed with costs Catchwords: ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING – materials recycling facility approved by Planning Assessment Commission under Pt 3A of Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 – primary judge dismissed appeals by third party objectors – whether primary judge failed to consider objectives contained in Liverpool Local Environmental Plan – whether primary judge failed to consider context of Liverpool Local Environmental Plan – whether primary judge erred in finding noise impacts could be managed by conditions and that further measures were not required

APPEAL – whether adequate reasons for decision – whether failure to impose additional acoustic mitigation measures unreasonable Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 88K Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 4, 24, 26, 53, 75B, 75D, 75E, 75F, 75I, 75J, 75L, 75R, 76, 76A, 76B, 106, 107, 108, 109B, Pt 3, Pt 3A, Pt 4, Pt 5 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), ss 5, 17, 37, 38, 39, 57 Liverpool Local Environmental Plan 2008 (NSW), cll 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, Sch 1 cl 11 Cases Cited: Attorney-General (NSW) v X (2000) 49 NSWLR 653; [2000] NSWCA 199 Concrite Pty Ltd v South Sydney City Council (2001) 117 LGERA 87; [2001] NSWLEC 227 Gerroa Environment Protection Society Inc v Minister for Planning and Cleary Bros (Bombo) Pty Ltd [2008] NSWLEC 173 Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd v Kira Holdings Pty Ltd (1996) 90 LGERA 68 Ironstone Community Action Group Inc v NSW Minister for Planning [2011] NSWLEC 195 Ironstone Community Action Group Inc v NSW Minister for Planning [2011] NSWLEC 195 Jojeni Investments Pty Ltd v Mosman Municipal Council (2015) 89 NSWLR 760; [2015] NSWCA 147 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24; [1986] HCA 40 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZVFW [2017] FCAFC 33 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332; [2013] HCA 18 Minister of Immigration and Border Protection v Eden (2016) 240 FCR 158; [2016] FCAFC 28 Moorebank Recyclers Pty Ltd v Liverpool City Council (No 2) [2013] NSWLEC 93 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 Smith v Collings Homes Pty Ltd [2004] NSWCA 75 Wade v Burns (1966) 115 CLR 537; [1966] HCA 35 Waterford v Commonwealth (1987) 163 CLR 54; [1987] HCA 25 Texts Cited: NSW Industrial Noise Policy Category: Principal judgment Parties: 2017/168554 Liverpool City Council (Appellant) Moorebank Recyclers Pty Ltd (First Respondent) Minister for Planning (Second Respondent)