City of Ryde Council v Principal Healthcare Finance Pty Ltd (No 3) [2018] NSWLEC 12

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: City of Ryde Council v Principal Healthcare Finance Pty Ltd (No 3) [2018] NSWLEC 12 Hearing dates: 24 October 2017 Date of orders: 23 February 2018 Decision date: 23 February 2018 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Sheahan J Decision: Appeal dismissed. See paragraph [123] Catchwords: APPEAL: Appeal from the making of consent orders by a Commissioner to conclude a Class 1 appeal – whether such orders can or should be set aside – whether appellant is estopped from appealing orders to which it consented – statutory interpretation – conditions of consent – whether key issue was raised at first instance – consideration of objector concerns. Legislation Cited: Access to Neighbouring Land Act 2000 Aged Care Act 1997 (Cth) Civil Procedure Act 2005 Conveyancing Act 1919 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Interpretation Act 1987 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Local Government Act 1993 State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009 State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing for Seniors or People with a Disability) 2004 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Bibby Financial Services Australia Pty Ltd v Sharma [2014] NSWCA 37 Botany Bay City Council v Botany Development Pty Ltd (No 2) [2015] NSWLEC 55 Chamberlain v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (1988) 164 CLR 502 Cheetham v Goulburn Motorcycle Club Inc [2017] NSWCA 83 City of Ryde Council v Principal Healthcare Finance Pty Ltd [2017] NSWLEC 126 City of Ryde Council v Principal Healthcare Finance Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] NSWLEC 134 Colgate-Palmolive Company v Cussons Pty Ltd (1993) 46 FCR 225 Collector of Customs v Pozzolanic Enterprises Pty Ltd (1993) 43 FCR 280; [1993] FCA 456 Dial a Dump Industries Pty Limited v Roads and Maritime Services [2017] NSWCA 73 Director-General of Ageing, Disability and Home Care v Lambert [2009] NSWCA 102 Gray v Sutherland Shire Council [2016] NSWLEC 64 Grygiel v Baine [2005] NSWCA 218 Hawkesbury City Council v Sammut [2002] NSWCA 18 Hoy v Coffs Harbour City Council (2016) 2018 LGERA 411; [2016] NSWCA 257 Logwon Pty Limited v Warringah Shire Council (1993) 33 NSWLR 13 Morrison Design Partnership Pty Limited v North Sydney Council and Director-General of the Department of Planning (2008) 159 LGERA 361; [2007] NSWLEC 802 Principal Healthcare Finance Pty Ltd v Council of the City of Ryde (2016) 222 LGERA 212; [2016] NSWLEC 153 Project Blue Sky v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 Segal v Waverley Council [2005] NSWCA 310 Singh v The Commonwealth (2004) 222 CLR 322; [2004] HCA 43 Sutherland Shire Council v Benedict Industries Pty Ltd (No 4) [2015] NSWLEC 101 Sydney City Council v Zizza (1989) 67 LGRA 224 Symon v Hornsby Shire Council [2015] NSWLEC 1028 Tanious v Georges River Council [2016] NSWLEC 142 The Benevolent Society v Waverley Council [2010] NSWLEC 1082 The Commonwealth v Verwayen (1990) 170 CLR 394 The Owners Strata Plan No 57164 v Yau [2017] NSWCA 341 Trives v Hornsby Shire Council (2015) 89 NSWLR 268; [2015] NSWCA 158 Warkworth Mining Ltd v Bulga Milbrodale Progress Association Inc and Another [2014] NSWCA 105 (2014) 86 NSWLR 527 Warlam Pty Ltd v Marrickville Council [2009] NSWLEC 23 Category: Principal judgment Parties: City of Ryde Council (Appellant) Principal Healthcare Finance Pty Limited (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr C Leggat, SC with Mr H El-Hage, barrister (Appellant) Ms S Duggan, SC (Respondent)