Charara v Ku-ring-gai Council [2019] NSWLEC 183

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Charara v Ku-ring-gai Council [2019] NSWLEC 183 Hearing dates: 15 November 2019 Decision date: 28 November 2019 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Pain J Decision: See [44]-[46] of judgment Catchwords: PROCEDURE – appeal against stop work order in Class 1 proceedings – unilateral assumption of nullity of development consent and invalidity of construction certificates by local council underpinning stop work order – all issues arising should be determined in Class 4 proceedings Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 ss 4.53, 4.57, 4.59, 8.18, 9.34, 9.35, 9.37, Sch 5, former ss 94, 95, 95A, 96 Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act 1946 (UK) Land and Environment Court Act 1979 ss 17, 20, 22, 23, 31, 33, 39, 56A Petroleum Products Subsidy Act 1965 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 rr 14.28, 59.10 Cases Cited: Australian International Academy of Education Inc v The Hills Shire Council (2013) 196 LGERA 1; [2013] NSWLEC 1 Birdon Contracting Pty Ltd v Hawkesbury City Council [2009] NSWLEC 85 Blacktown City Council v Satmell Holdings Pty Ltd [2019] NSWLEC 93 Bunderra Holdings Pty Ltd v Pasminco Cockle Creek Smelter Pty Ltd (2017) 96 NSWLR 434; [2017] NSWCA 263 Burwood Council v Ralan Burwood Pty Ltd (No 3) (2014) 206 LGERA 40; [2014] NSWCA 404 Capital Recycling Solutions Pty Ltd v Planning and Land Authority of the Australian Capital Territory [2019] ACTSC 58 Coalcliff Community Association Inc v Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning (1999) 106 LGERA 243; [1999] NSWCA 317 Dennes v Port Macquarie-Hastings Council [2018] NSWLEC 95 F Hoffmann-La Roche and Co AG and Ors v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry [1975] AC 295 Ferral-Smith v Villanueva (No 2) [2011] NSWLEC 206 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125; [1964] HCA 69 Greentree v Director-General of the Department of Land and Water Conservation [2002] NSWLEC 53 Ku-ring-gai Council v Bunnings Properties Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 28 Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning v Rosemount Estates Pty Ltd (1996) 91 LGERA 31 R v Balfour; Ex parte Parkes Rural Distributions Pty Ltd (1987) 17 FCR 26 Savellis v Sutherland Shire Council [2018] NSWLEC 100 Smith v East Elloe Rural District Council [1956] AC 736 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Theresa Charara (Applicant) Ku-ring-gai Council (Respondent) Representation: COUNSEL: I Hemmings SC and A Smorchevsky (Applicant) J Lazarus SC (Respondent)