Satmell Holdings Pty Ltd v Blacktown City Council [2019] NSWLEC 94

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Satmell Holdings Pty Ltd v Blacktown City Council [2019] NSWLEC 94 Hearing dates: 26, 27 February and 6 March 2019 Date of orders: 28 June 2019 Decision date: 28 June 2019 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pepper J Decision: See orders at [126]. Catchwords: JUDICIAL REVIEW: validity of contributions plans – whether contributions plans exceeded permissible cap for monetary levies – whether contributions plans properly approved by council – whether contributions plans required review by Minister or IPART to be correctly approved by council – whether a failure to correctly approve contributions plans by council resulted in their invalidity – summons dismissed with costs. Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 7.1, 7.11, 7.13, 7.17, 7.18, 7.20, 94, 94E Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulations 2000, cls 26, 31 Interpretation Act 1987, s 3(1) Land and Environment Court 1979, s 56A Recovery of Imposts Act 1963, s 2(1) Cases Cited: Allandale Blue Metal Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services [2013] NSWCA 103; (2013) 195 LGERA 182 Baron Corporation Pty Limited v Council of the City of Sydney [2019] NSWLEC 61 Baulkham Hills Shire Council v Ko-veda Holiday Park Estate Ltd [2009] NSWCA 160; (2009) 167 LGERA 395 Blacktown City Council v Satmell Holdings [2019] NSWLEC 93 City of Ryde Council v State of New South Wales [2019] NSWLEC 47 Commonwealth v Grunseit [1943] HCA 47; (1943) 67 CLR 58 Hunter Industrial Rental Equipment Pty Ltd v Dungog Shire Council [2019] NSWCA 147 Latitude Fisheries Pty Ltd v Minister for Primary Industries and Energy (1992) 110 ALR 209 Master Education Services Pty Ltd v Ketchell [2008] HCA 38; (2008) 236 CLR 101 Minister for Industry and Commerce v Tooheys [1982] FCA 135; (1982) 60 FLR 325 Minogue v Victoria [2018] HCA 27; (2018) 92 ALJR 668 MLC Properties v Camden Council [1997] NSWLEC 130; (1997) 96 LGERA 52 Muswellbrook Shire Council v Hunter Valley Energy Coal Pty Ltd (No 3) [2018] NSWLEC 193 Plaintiff M47/2012 v Director-General of Security [2012] HCA 46; (2012) 251 CLR 1 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; (1998) 194 CLR 355 Satmell Holdings Pty Ltd v Blacktown City Council [2018] NSWLEC 1256 Seafarers' Retirement Fund Pty Ltd v Oppenhuis [1999] FCA 1683; (1999) 94 FCR 594 Sharples v Minister for Local Government [2008] NSWLEC 328; (2008) 166 LGERA 302 Singh v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 389; 109 FCR 152 Smith v Wyong Shire Council [2003] NSWCA 332; (2003) 132 LGERA 148 Snowy Monaro Regional Council v Tropic Asphalts Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCCA 202 Stannic Securities Pty Ltd v Wyong Shire Council [2010] NSWLEC 249 The Owners Strata Plan No. 4983 v Canny [2018] NSWCA 275; (2018) 19 BPR 39 Warkworth Mining Ltd v Bulga Milbrodale Progress Association Inc [2014] NSWCA 105; (2014) 86 NSWLR 527 Wechsler v Auburn Council (1997) 130 LGERA 134 Westfield Management Limited v Direct Factory Outlets Homebush (No 3) [2004] NSWLEC 688 Westfield Management Ltd v Perpetual Trustee Ltd [2006] NSWCA 245 Texts Cited: D C Pearce and R S Geddes, Statutory Interpretation in Australia (8th ed, 2014, LexisNexis Butterworths) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Satmell Holdings Pty Ltd (Applicant) Blacktown City Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr A Galasso SC with Mr N Eastman (Applicant) Dr S Pritchard SC with Ms J McKelvey (Respondent)