Johnson Property Group Pty Limited v Lake Macquarie City Council [2020] NSWLEC 4

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Johnson Property Group Pty Limited v Lake Macquarie City Council [2020] NSWLEC 4 Hearing dates: 04 February 2020 Date of orders: 04 February 2020 Decision date: 04 February 2020 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Pepper J Decision: Separate question and consequential timetabling orders made. See at [51]. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE: application for the determination of a separate question of law — legal principles — power of judges to allocate and list matters for hearing — where no expedition sought — matter referred to Registrar for the allocation of a hearing date. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005, ss 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 4.12, 8.2, 8.6, 8.7 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000, cls 50, 51 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, ss 33, 39 Land and Environment Court Rules 2007, r 3.7 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, rr 2.1, 28.2 Cases Cited: Sydney City Council v Claude Neon Ltd (1989) 15 NSWLR 724 Cavanagh v Wollondilly Shire Council [2019] NSWLEC 105 Allandale Blue Metal Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services [2013] NSWCA 103; (2013) 195 LGERA 182 820 Cawdor Road Pty Ltd v Wollondilly Shire Council [2013] NSWLEC 8; (2013) 195 LGERA 170 Royal Motor Yacht Club (Broken Bay) New South Wales Pty Ltd v Northern Beaches Council [2016] NSWLEC 87 Wirrabara Village Pty Limited v The Hills Shire Council [2018] NSWLEC 6; (2018) 229 LGERA 20 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Johnson Property Group Pty Limited (Applicant) Lake Macquarie City Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr C Drury (Solicitor) (Applicant) Mr A Hill (Respondent)