Reysson Pty Ltd v Minister Administering the Environment Planning and Assessment Act 1979 [2019] NSWLEC 203

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Reysson Pty Ltd v Minister Administering the Environment Planning and Assessment Act 1979 [2019] NSWLEC 203 Date of orders: 23 December 2019 Decision date: 23 December 2019 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pain J Decision: See [193] of judgment Catchwords: JUDICIAL REVIEW – identification of "coastal wetlands and littoral rainforests area" in s 6 of the Coastal Management Act 2016 being land identified by State Environmental Planning Policy (Coastal Management) 2018 (CM SEPP)) of "being land which displays the hydrological and floristic characteristics of coastal wetlands or littoral rainforests" not a jurisdictional fact

JUDICIAL REVIEW – identification of 100-metre proximity area around coastal wetlands not a disproportionate regulatory approach

JUDICIAL REVIEW – CM SEPP not invalid because Governor did not approve "Coastal Wetlands and Littoral Rainforests Area Map" at time of making CM SEPP Legislation Cited: Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 Building Units and Group Titles Act 1980 (Qld) Coastal Management Act 2016 ss 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 26, 27 Development Act 1993 (SA) s 35 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 ss 3.13, 3.14, 3.20, 3.27, 3.29, 3.30, former ss 28, 93F, former Pt 3A Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 cl 38 Fisheries Management Act 1994 s 198A Interpretation Act 1987 ss 14, 45B Land Management (Native Vegetation) Code 2017 Sch 5 Land Management (Native Vegetation) Code 2018 Sch 5 Local Government (General) Regulation 2005 cl 108 Local Government Act 1993 s 36 Local Land Services Act 2013 ss 60D, 60E, 60I, 60N Local Land Services Regulation 2014 cl 108 Marine Estate Management Act 1984 s 4 National Security (Prices) Regulations (Cth) reg 23 Native Vegetation Act 2003 s 4 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 ss 50, 58, Sch 1 Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Order 2006 State Environmental Planning Policy (Coastal Management) 2018 cll 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11 State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing for Seniors or People with a Disability) 2004 (Seniors Housing SEPP) Sch 1 State Environmental Planning Policy (Major Projects) 2005 State Environmental Planning Policy No 14—Coastal Wetlands State Environmental Planning Policy No 26—Littoral Rainforests State Environmental Planning Policy No 71—Coastal Protection Sugar Acquisition Act 1915 (Qld) Water Management Act 2000 Dictionary Cases Cited: 4nature Inc v Centennial Springvale Pty Ltd (2017) 224 LGERA 301; [2017] NSWCA 191 AQO v Minister for Finance and Services (2016) 93 NSWLR 46; [2016] NSWCA 248 Arnold v Hunt (1943) 67 CLR 429 Attorney-General (SA) v Corporation of the City of Adelaide (2013) 249 CLR 1; [2013] HCA 3 Australian Communist Party v Commonwealth (1951) 83 CLR Australian and International Pilots Association v Fair Work Australia (2012) 202 FCR 200; [2012] FCAFC 65 Australian Heritage Commission v Mount Isa Mines Ltd (1997) 187 CLR 297; [1997] HCA 10 Barrick Australia Ltd v Williams (2009) 74 NSWLR 733; [2009] NSWCA 275 Commissioner of Taxation v ICI Australia Ltd (1971) 127 CLR 529 Commonwealth v Baume (1905) 2 CLR 405; [1905] HCA 11 Coordinated Construction Co Pty Ltd v Climatech (Canberra) Pty Ltd (2005) 21 BCL 364; [2005] NSWCA 229 Corporation of the City of Enfield v Development Assessment Commission (2000) 199 CLR 135; [2000] HCA 5 Cumerlong Holdings Pty Ltd v Dalcross Properties Pty Ltd (2011) 243 CLR 492; [2011] HCA 27 Dainford Ltd v Smith (1985) 155 CLR 342; [1985] HCA 23 FAI Insurances Ltd v Winneke (1982) 151 CLR 342; [1982] HCA 26 Foxtel Management Pty Ltd v Australasian Competition and Consumer Commission (2000) 173 ALR 362; [2000] FCA 589 Hornsby Shire Council v Malcolm (1986) 60 LGRA 429 Hunter Industrial Rental Equipment Pty Ltd v Dungog Shire Council [2019] NSWCA 147 Hunter's Hill Council v Minister for Local Government (2017) 224 LGERA 1; [2017] NSWCA 188 Huntlee Pty Ltd v Sweetwater Action Group Inc (2011) 185 LGERA 429; [2011] NSWCA 378 Melino v Roads and Maritime Services (2017) 226 LGERA 337; [2017] NSWLEC 118 Minister of State for Resources v Dover Fisheries Pty Ltd (1993) 43 FCR 565 Municipal Officers Association of Australia v Lancaster (1981) 37 ALR 559 Muswellbrook Shire Council v Hunter Valley Energy Coal Pty Ltd (2019) 372 ALR 695; [2019] NSWCA 216 Pepperwood Ridge Pty Ltd v Newcastle City Council (2006) 145 LGERA 340; [2006] NSWCA 122 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 R v Blakeley; Ex parte Association of Architects, Engineers, Surveyors and Draughtsmen of Australia (1950) 82 CLR 54; [1950] HCA 40 Racecourse Co-operative Sugar Association Ltd v Attorney-General for the State of Queensland (1979) 142 CLR 460; [1979] HCA 50 Re Ludeke; Ex parte Queensland Electricity Commission (1985) 159 CLR 178; [1985] HCA 55 Saeed v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2010) 241 CLR 252; [2010] HCA 23 Shellharbour City Council v Minister for Planning (2012) 187 LGERA 427; [2012] NSWLEC 29 State of South Australia v Tanner (1989) 166 CLR 161; [1989] HCA 3 Tickner v Bropho (1993) 40 FCR 183 Timbarra Protection Coalition Inc v Ross Mining NL (1999) 46 NSWLR 55; [1999] NSWCA 8 Vanstone v Clark (2005) 147 FCR 299; [2005] FCAFC 189 Wacando v Commonwealth (1981) 148 CLR 1; [1981] HCA 60 Warringah Shire Council v Punnett & Associates Pty Ltd (2001) 122 LGERA 1; [2001] NSWCA 480 Woolworths Ltd v Pallas Newco Pty Ltd (2004) 61 NSWLR 707; [2004] NSWCA 422 Wright v TIL Services Pty Ltd (1956) SR (NSW) 413 Texts Cited: Anne Twomey, The Constitution of New South Wales (The Federation Press, 2004) George Williams, Sean Brennan and Andrew Lynch, Blackshield and Williams: Australian Constitutional Law and Theory (The Federation Press, 2018, 7th ed) Macquarie Dictionary (online) Oxford English Dictionary (online) Rodney Brazier, Constitutional and Administrative Law (Penguin Books, 1989) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Reysson Pty Ltd (Applicant) Minister Administering the Environment Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (First Respondent) State of New South Wales (Second Respondent) Representation: COUNSEL: T Robertson SC and C Norton (Applicant) S J Free SC and M O' Brien (First Respondent) Submitting appearance (Second Respondent)