Inner West Council v Balmain Rentals Pty Ltd [2019] NSWLEC 24

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Inner West Council v Balmain Rentals Pty Ltd [2019] NSWLEC 24 Hearing dates: 27 February 2019 Date of orders: 28 February 2019 Decision date: 28 February 2019 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Robson J Decision: See orders at [51] Catchwords: ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING – civil enforcement – whether development being carried out for a prohibited purpose – whether appropriate to grant declaratory and injunctive relief with consent – relief granted – whether appropriate to grant an order for costs in an agreed amount – order granted Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) ss 1.5, 4.3, 9.45, 9.46, also ss 121B, 121K, 121U as they were at the material time Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) s 20 Marrickville Local Environmental Plan 2011 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 42.1 Cases Cited: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v MSY Technology Pty Ltd (2012) 201 FCR 378; [2012] FCAFC 56 Forster v Jododex Australia Pty Ltd (1972) 127 CLR 421; [1972] HCA 61 Gedeon v Commissioner of the New South Wales Crime Commission; Dowe v Commissioner of NSW Crime Commission (2008) 236 CLR 120; [2008] HCA 43 Great Lakes Council v Lani [2007] NSWLEC 681; (2007) 158 LGERA 1 Hill Top Residents Action Group Inc v Minister Administering the Sporting Venues Authorities Act 2008 (No 4) [2011] NSWLEC 6 IMF (Australia) Ltd v Sons of Gwalia Ltd (administrator appointed) [2004] FCA 1390; (2004) 211 ALR 231 In the matter of Beechworth Land Estates Pty Ltd (administrators appointed) [2017] NSWSC 1447 Marshall Rural Pty Ltd v Basscave Pty Ltd (No 3) [2018] NSWLEC 62 Oil Basins Ltd v Commonwealth of Australia (1993) 178 CLR 643; [1993] HCA 60 Russian Commercial and Industrial Bank v British Bank for Foreign Trade Ltd [1921] 2 AC 438 Warringah Shire Council v Sedevcic (1987) 10 NSWLR 335; (1987) 63 LGRA 361 Zetting v Müller [2017] NSWSC 659 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Inner West Council (Applicant) Balmain Rentals Pty Ltd (First Respondent) Dewkelp Pty Ltd (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Hemmings (Applicant) N Hanafi, solicitor (First and Second Respondents)