Sydney Tools Pty Ltd v Oxford [2018] NSWLEC 134

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sydney Tools Pty Ltd v Oxford [2018] NSWLEC 134 Hearing dates: 29 August 2018 Date of orders: 30 August 2018 Decision date: 30 August 2018 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Pepper J Decision: See orders at [75]-[77]. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE: application for stay of orders pending Class 1 appeal – noise abatement order – financial hardship to applicant if stay not granted – merits of proposed appeal – discretionary considerations – stay granted subject to terms. Legislation Cited: Canterbury Local Environmental Plan 2012

Land and Environment Court Act 1979, s 17

Protection of the Environment Operations (Noise Control) Regulation 2017

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