Cachia v Parramatta City Council [2018] NSWLEC 78

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Cachia v Parramatta City Council [2018] NSWLEC 78 Hearing dates: 22 May 2018 Date of orders: 22 May 2018 Decision date: 24 May 2018 Jurisdiction: Class 2 Before: Molesworth AJ Decision: See orders at [48] Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – summary dismissal of proceedings – Class 2 proceedings challenging validity of order made under s 124 of the Local Government Act 1993 – order the subject of the proceedings revoked by Respondent Council – Applicant declined to discontinue proceedings – basis for Court's jurisdiction no longer extant – irregularity of proceedings - proceedings dismissed pursuant to r 31.1 of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 or, in the alternative, r 13.4 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 s 13 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 ss 18(a), 31 Local Government Act 1993 ss 7, 21, 124, 125, 153(1), 180 Uniform Civil Procedures Rules 2005 rr 13.4, 49.16, 49.18 Cases Cited: Cachia v The Hills Shire Council [2010] NSWLEC 136 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Saviour Laurence Cachia (Applicant) Parramatta City Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: No Appearance (Applicant) Mr Chris Gough (solicitor) (Respondent)

Solicitors: No Appearance (Applicant) Storey & Gough (Respondent) File Number(s): 2018/85414 Publication restriction: Nil