Randren House Pty Ltd v Water Administration Ministerial Corporation (No 3) [2018] NSWLEC 106

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Randren House Pty Ltd v Water Administration Ministerial Corporation (No 3) [2018] NSWLEC 106 Hearing dates: 2-5 July 2018 Date of orders: 05 July 2018 Decision date: 05 July 2018 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Molesworth AJ Decision: Applicants granted leave to rely on the evidence of Mr Purcell pursuant to s 79 of the Evidence Act 1995 Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – judicial review – admissibility of expert evidence of irrigation specialist – grounds of review include manifest unreasonableness – environmental considerations within expert's experience – expert report admissible Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 s 56 Evidence Act 1995 s 79 Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991 s 6(2) Water Management Act 2000 ss 3, 4, 5, 9, 20, 21, 372 Cases Cited: Caldera Environmental Centre Inc v Tweed Shire Council [1993] NSWLEC 102 Friends of King Edward Park v Newcastle City Council (2012) 194 LGERA 226; [2012] NSWLEC 113 King v Great Lakes Shire Council (1986) 58 LGRA 366 Shellharbour City Council v Minister for Planning (2011) 189 LGERA 348; [2011] NSWCA 195 Shellharbour City Council v Minister for Planning (No 2) [2011] NSWLEC 107 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Randren House Pty Ltd (First Applicant) Mr Paul Andrew Andrews (Second Applicant) Water Administration Ministerial Corporation (First Respondent) State of New South Wales (Second Respondent) Minister administering the Water Management Act 2000 (Third Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr P E King with Ms F Sinclair (Applicants) Ms Z Heger (Respondents)