Blacktown City Council v Concato (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 99

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Blacktown City Council v Concato (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 99 Hearing dates: 30 January 2019 Date of orders: 30 January 2019 Decision date: 30 January 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Campbell J Decision: The plaintiff has leave to proceed on the further amended summons Catchwords: STATUTORY INTERPRETATION – Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 (NSW), s 55 Entitlement to just compensation – s 59 legal costs reasonably incurred – construction of s 59(1)(a) – Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 56 overriding purpose of proceedings just, quick, cheap Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2002 (NSW) ss 56 to 60 Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 (NSW) ss 26, 42, 43, 55, 59, 61 Cases Cited: Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175; [2009] HCA 27 Hoy v Coffs Harbour City Council [2016] NSWCA 257; 218 LGERA 411 L Shaddock & Associates Pty Ltd v Parramatta City Council (No 2) (1982) 151 CLR 590; [1982] HCA 59 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Blacktown City Council (Plaintiff) Lodovico Antonio Concato (Defendant) Vilma Concato (Second Defendant) Office of the Valuer General (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: P. Tomasetti SC with A. Hemmings and L. Nurpuri (Plaintiff) I. Hemmings SC with K. Lindeman (First and Second Defendants) L. Waterson (Third Defendant)