Blacktown City Council v Concato (No 4) [2020] NSWSC 9

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Blacktown City Council v Concato (No 4) [2020] NSWSC 9 Hearing dates: 30 January 2019, 31 January 2019, 28 February 2019, 1 March 2019 Additional written submissions dated 15 March 2019, 25 March 2019, 20 December 2019 Date of orders: 17 January 2020 Decision date: 17 January 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Campbell J Decision: See paragraph 148 Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW — jurisdictional error — judicial review of Valuer-General's compensation determination — where comparable sales method employed — whether alleged error in applying comparable sales method amounts to jurisdictional error

VALUATION — compulsory acquisition — compensation — disturbance — whether error in allowing claim for stamp duty and relocation costs where land valued based on development potential — whether jurisdictional error

VALUATION — compulsory acquisition — powers of Valuer-General under the Land Acquisition (Just Terms) Compensation Act 1991 (NSW) — power to redetermine compensation determination once made Legislation Cited: Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69 Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 (NSW) ss 3, 42 Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) Cases Cited: Blacktown City Council v Concato [2018] NSWSC 1039 Boland v Yates Property Corporation Limited [1999] HCA 64; 74 ALJR 209 Chandler v Alberta Association of Architects [1989] 2 SCR 848 Council of City of Ryde v Azizi [2019] NSWSC 1605 El Boustani v The Minister Administering the EPA Act 1979 [2014] NSWCA 33; LGERA 198 Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd v Brolton Group Pty Limited [2019] NSWSC 1641 ISPT Pty Ltd v Valuer General [2009] NSWCA 31; 165 LGER 825 Marroun v Roads and Maritime Services [2013] NSWCA 358 Maurici v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (2003) 212 CLR 111 Melwood Units Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Main Roads [1979] AC 427 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs & Anor v Peko-Wallsend Limited (1986) 162 CLR 24 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Bhardwaj (2002) 209 CLR 597; [2002] HCA 11 Parkes Rural Distributions Pty Ltd v Glasson (1986) 7 NSWLR 332 Pointe Gourde Quarrying and Transport Co. Limited v Sub-Intendent of Crown Lands (1947) AC 565 R v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal; Ex parte Hardiman (1980) 144 CLR 13 Rhomberg Rail Australia Pty Ltd v Concrete Evidence Pty Limited [2019] NSWSC 755 Ridge v Baldwin [1964] AC 40 at 79 Riverbank Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth (1974) 48 ALJR 483 Sloane v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (1992) 37 FCR 429 Taylor v Owners of Strata Plan 11564 The Minister for Immigration v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332; [2013] HCA 18 Turner v Minister of Public Instruction (1956) 95 CLR 245 at 268; [1956] HCA 7 Wingfoot Australia Partners Pty Ltd v Kocak (2013) 252 CLR 480; [2013] HCA 43 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Blacktown City Council (Plaintiff) L. and V Concato (First and Second Defendants) Valuer-General of New South Wales(Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: P. Tomasetti SC with A. Hemmings and L Nurpuri (Plaintiff) I. Hemmings SC with K Lindeman (First and Second Defendants) L. Waterson (Third Defendant)