Barkat v Roads and Maritime Services [2019] NSWCA 240

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Barkat v Roads and Maritime Services [2019] NSWCA 240 Hearing dates: 30, 31 July 2019 Date of orders: 11 October 2019 Decision date: 11 October 2019 Before: Leeming JA at [1]; Emmett AJA at [2]; Simpson AJA at [94] Decision: 1. The application to adduce additional evidence be refused. 2. The appeal be dismissed. 3. The appellants pay the respondent's costs of the appeal. Catchwords: LAND LAW – Compulsory acquisition of land – Compensation – Objection to amount of compensation

APPEALS – Right of appeal conferred by s 57 of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) limited to questions of law – Whether adjustments made by primary judge when considering comparable sale constitute errors of law – Whether primary judge erred in concluding acquisition of appellants' land was for a purpose intrinsically connected with the draft Parramatta Road Urban Transformation Strategy (PRUTS) – Whether primary judge erred in disregarding prospect of rezoning the appellants' land apart from the draft PRUTS

APPEALS – General principles – Admission of fresh evidence Legislation Cited: Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 (NSW) Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) Roads Act 1993 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Cases Cited: AMP Capital Investors Ltd v Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation [2008] NSWCA 325; (2008) 163 LGERA 245 Australian Retailers Association v Reserve Bank of Australia (2005) 148 FCR 446; [2005] FCA 1707 Brewarrana Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Highways (No 2) (1973) 6 SASR 541; (1973) 32 LGRA 170 Commissioner of Succession Duties (South Australia) v Executor Trustee and Agency Company of South Australia Ltd (1947) 74 CLR 358; [1947] HCA 10 Everest Project Developments Pty Ltd v Minister Administering the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 & The Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2010] NSWLEC 88; (2010) 177 LGERA 43 Housing Commission of NSW v Falconer [1981] 1 NSWLR 547 Housing Commission of NSW v San Sebastian Pty Ltd (1978) 140 CLR 196; [1978] HCA 28 ISPT Pty Ltd v Valuer General (NSW) [2009] NSWCA 31; (2009) 165 LGERA 25 Jameson v Rail Corporation of New South Wales [2014] NSWLEC 83 Kenny and Good Pty Ltd v MGICA (1992) Ltd (1999) 199 CLR 413; [1999] HCA 25 Leichhardt Council v Roads & Traffic Authority (NSW) [2006] NSWCA 353; (2006) 149 LGERA 439 Maurici v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (2003) CLR 111; [2003] HCA 8 MMTR Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services [2015] NSWLEC 177 Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW v Perry (2001) 52 NSWLR 222; [2001] NSWCA 251 Spencer v The Commonwealth (1907) 5 CLR 418; [1907] HCA 82 Sydney Water Corporation v Marrickville Council [2014] NSWCA 438 Turner v Minister of Public Instruction (1956) 95 CLR 245; [1956] HCA 7 Vilro Pty Ltd (in Voluntary Liquidation) v Roads and Traffic Authority NSW (No 3) [2010] NSWLEC 234; (2010) 179 LGERA 47 Walker Corporation Pty Ltd v Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority (2008) 233 CLR 259; [2008] HCA 5 Yates Property Corporation Pty Ltd (in Liq) v Darling Harbour Authority (1991) 24 NSWLR 156; 73 LGRA 47 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mark Barkat (First Appellant) Rubina Barkat (Second Appellant) Roads and Maritime Services (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Barkat (self-represented) with R Barkat (First and Second Appellants) S Duggan SC with A Hemmings (Respondent)