A.T.B. Morton Pty Ltd v Community Association DP270447 (No 2) [2018] NSWLEC 87

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: A.T.B. Morton Pty Ltd v Community Association DP270447 (No 2) [2018] NSWLEC 87 Hearing dates: 7, 10, 11, 12, 13 April, 21, 22, 23, 24 November and 5, 6 December 2017 Date of orders: 07 June 2018 Decision date: 07 June 2018 Jurisdiction: Class 3 Before: Robson J Decision: See Conclusion at [247]-[249], Directions at [250] Catchwords: EASEMENTS – real property – application pursuant to s 40 of the Land and Environment Court Act to impose a carriageway easement pursuant to s 88K of the Conveyancing Act – whether easement reasonably necessary – whether the servient tenement can be adequately compensated for the grant of the easement – whether grant of easement in public interest Legislation Cited: Community Land Development Act 1989 (NSW) ss 3, 43B, 70 Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) s 88K Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) s 40 Newcastle Local Environmental Plan 2012 Roads Act 1993 (NSW) s 138 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 6.24 Cases Cited: 117 York Street Pty Ltd v Proprietors of Strata Plan No 16123 (1998) 43 NSWLR 504; (1998) 98 LGERA 171 A.T.B. Morton Pty Ltd v Community Association DP270447 [2017] NSWLEC 162 A.T.B. Morton Pty Ltd v Newcastle City Council [2016] NSWLEC 1076 Arinson Pty Limited v City of Canada Bay Council [2014] NSWLEC 43; (2014) 205 LGERA 248 Arinson Pty Limited v City of Canada Bay Council [2015] NSWCA 199; (2015) 208 LGERA 418 Gordon v Lever [2018] NSWCA 43 Govindan-Lee v Sawkins; Sawkins v Govindan-Lee [2016] NSWSC 328 ING Bank (Australia) Ltd v O'Shea [2010] NSWCA 71 Khattar v Wiese [2005] NSWSC 1014 Maher v Bayview Golf Club [2004] NSWSC 275 Moorebank Recyclers Pty Ltd v Tanlane Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 445 Owners Corporation of Strata Plan 30859 v Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW [2009] NSWLEC 135; (2009) 168 LGERA 30 Perpetual Trustee Company Limited v Westfield Management Limited [2006] NSWCA 337 Rainbowforce Pty Limited v Skyton Holdings Pty Limited [2010] NSWLEC 2; (2010) 171 LGERA 286 Rixon v Horseshoe Pastoral Co Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1293 Shi v ABI-K Pty Ltd (2014) 87 NSWLR 568; [2014] NSWCA 293 Tregoyd Gardens Pty Limited v Jervis (1997) 8 BPR 15,845 Texts Cited: Roads and Maritime Services: 'Guide to Traffic Generating Developments' Category: Principal judgment Parties: A.T.B. Morton Pty Ltd (Applicant) Community Association DP270447 (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A M Pickles SC with J McKelvey (Applicant) P Tomasetti SC with A Hemmings (Respondent)