Henroth Investments Pty Ltd v Sydney North Planning Panel [2018] NSWLEC 112

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Henroth Investments Pty Ltd v Sydney North Planning Panel [2018] NSWLEC 112 Hearing dates: 15-16 May 2018 Date of orders: 31 July 2018 Decision date: 31 July 2018 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pain J Decision: See [203] of judgment Catchwords: ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING – judicial review – decision of planning panel undertaking rezoning review – no apprehension of bias or actual bias – no failure to take into account a mandatory relevant consideration – irrelevant consideration not taken account – proceedings dismissed Legislation Cited: Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth) s 50 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 ss 23G, 23N, 26, 53, 53A, 53G, 54, 55, 56, 59, 60, 94, 117 Pt 3 Div 4 Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment Act 2017 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 cll 9, 10A Greater Sydney Commission (Planning Panels) Order 2016 cl 3 Greater Sydney Commission Act 2015 ss 5, Pt 3, Sch 3, Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 36 Mining Act 1978 (WA) s 57 Pittwater Local Environmental Plan 2014 Workers' Compensation Act 1926 Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 Cases Cited: Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (1977) 139 CLR 54; [1977] HCA 71 Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 Baker v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) [1999] 2 SCR 817 Capital Airport Group Pty Ltd v Director-General of the Department of Planning (2010) 171 LGERA 440; [2010] NSWLEC 5 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (2000) 205 CLR 337; [2000] HCA 63 Hemmes Trading Pty Ltd & Ors v State of New South Wales & Ors [2009] NSWSC 1303 Hot Holdings v Creasy (2002) 210 CLR 438; [2002] HCA 51 Isbester v Knox City Council (2015) 255 CLR 135; [2015] HCA 20 Islam v Cash [2015] FCA 815 Lo v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (2013) 85 NSWLR 86; [2013] NSWCA 180 McGovern v Ku-Ring-Gai Council (2008) NSWLR 504; [2008] NSWCA 209 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24; [1986] HCA 40 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf (2001) 206 CLR 323; [2001] HCA 30 Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs v Gray (1994) 50 FCR 189 Roy Kennedy v Director-General of the Department of Environment and Conservation [2006] NSWLEC 456 Regional Express Holdings Ltd v Dubbo City Council (No 3) [2014] NSWLEC 87 Smit v Roach (2006) 227 CLR 423; [2006] HCA 36 State Super SAS Trustee Corporation v Cornes [2013] NSWCA 257 Sun Zhan Qui v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1997) 81 FCR 71 Tolson v Roads and Maritime Service (2014) 201 LGERA 367; [2014] NSWCA 161 Vakauta v Kelly (1989) 167 CLR 568; [1989] HCA 44 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Henroth Investments Pty Ltd (Applicant) Sydney North Planning Panel (First Respondent) Northern Beaches Council (Second Respondent) Representation: COUNSEL: A Galasso SC and D Robertson (Applicant) R Mansted (First Respondent) S Nash (Second Respondent)