Cumberland Council v Tony Younan; Cumberland Council v Ronney Oueik; Cumberland Council v; H & M Renovations Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] NSWLEC 67

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Cumberland Council v Tony Younan; Cumberland Council v Ronney Oueik; Cumberland Council v; H & M Renovations Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] NSWLEC 67 Hearing dates: 04 March 2019 Date of orders: 23 May 2019 Decision date: 23 May 2019 Jurisdiction: Class 5 Before: Robson J Decision: See orders at [113] Catchwords: COSTS – whether successful defendants in criminal proceedings entitled to costs orders against the prosecutor under s 257D(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) – whether Land and Environment Court has power to award indemnity costs in criminal proceedings – defendants entitled to costs on the ordinary basis only in respect of the s 125(3A) Summonses – no power to award indemnity costs in these proceedings Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 3, 4, 98, Sch 1 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) ss 257A, 257C, 257D, 257G Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) ss 81A, 125, 127 Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 (NSW) r 5.2 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 ss 3A, 75 Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) s 172 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 42.2, 42.5 Cases Cited: Beatson v R [2015] NSWCCA 17 Canceri v Taylor (1994) 123 ALR 667 Cliftleigh Haulage Pty Ltd v Byron Shire Council [2007] NSWCCA 13 Colgate-Palmolive Co v Cussons Pty Ltd (1993) 118 ALR 248 Council of Kangan Batman Institute of Technology and Further Education v Australian Industrial Relations Commission (2006) 156 FCR 275; [2006] FCAFC 199 Cumberland Council v Tony Younan; Cumberland Council v Ronney Oueik; Cumberland Council v H & M Renovations Pty Ltd [2018] NSWLEC 145 Director of Public Prosecutions v Barnes [2010] NSWSC 1040 Fosse v Director of Public Prosecutions [1999] NSWSC 367 Halpin v Department of Gaming and Racing [2007] NSWSC 815 Hamod v New South Wales [2002] FCA 424; (2002) 188 ALR 659 Ingot Capital Investments Pty Ltd v Macquarie Equity Capital Markets Ltd (No 7) [2008] NSWSC 199 JD v Director of Public Prosecutions [2000] NSWSC 1092 Kanan v Australian Postal and Telecommunications Union [1992] FCA 539; (1992) 43 IR 257 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534; [1990] HCA 59 Lenjade Pty Ltd v Randwick City Council [2017] NSWLEC 96 Lismore City Council v Ihalainen (No 3) [2015] NSWLEC 53; (2015) 212 LGERA 222 Liverpool City Council v Hodge [2006] NSWLEC 21; (2006) 143 LGERA 261 Manly Council v Leech (No 2) [2015] NSWLEC 204 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Owen v Willtara Construction Pty Ltd (unreported, 11 December 1998) Pittwater Council v A1 Professional Tree Recycling Pty Ltd (No 3) [2009] NSWLEC 21; (2009) 165 LGERA 6 R v Moore; Ex parte Federated Miscellaneous Workers Union of Australia (1978) 140 CLR 470; [1978] HCA 51 Southon v Gordon Plath on behalf of the Department of Environment and Climate Change [2010] NSWCCA 292; (2010) 181 LGERA 352 Wehbe v Kogarah City Council [2015] NSWLEC 170 White ACT (in liquidation) v G B White [2004] NSWSC 303 Wollongong City Council v Ensile Pty Limited; Wollongong City Council v Hogarth (No 9) [2008] NSWLEC 248 Texts Cited: G E Dal Pont Law of Costs (4th ed, 2018, LexisNexis Butterworths) Category: Costs Parties: In proceedings 2018/00139316; 2018/00139360 Cumberland Council (Prosecutor) Tony Younan (Defendant)