Flaherty v Hawkesbury City Council [2020] NSWLEC 29

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Flaherty v Hawkesbury City Council [2020] NSWLEC 29 Hearing dates: 9 April 2020 Date of orders: 14 April 2020 Decision date: 14 April 2020 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Pain J Decision: (1) Pursuant to s 8.15(2) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 the Heritage Council of New South Wales is joined as a party in proceedings No 19/200819 as Second Respondent. Catchwords: PROCEDURE – joinder of Heritage Council as a party in Class 1 merit appeal proceedings Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Pt 4 Div 4.8 (ss 4.45, 4.46, 4.47, 4.50), Div 8.3 (ss 8.14, 8.15) Heritage Act 1977, ss 4A, 8, Pt 4 (ss 56, 57, 58) Land and Environment Court Act 1979 s 34, former s 39A, s 64 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 r 6.27 Cases Cited: Hardie Holdings Pty Ltd v Cessnock City Council [2010] NSWLEC 11 Morrison Design Partnership Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council (2007) 159 LGERA 361; [2007] NSWLEC 802 Quakers Hill SPV Pty Ltd v Blacktown City Council (No 2) [2012] NSWLEC 243 Vella v Penrith City Council [2019] NSWLEC 62 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Andrew Flaherty (Applicant) Hawkesbury City Council (Respondent) Heritage Council of New South Wales (Intervenor) Representation: COUNSEL: A Galasso (Applicant) J Corradini-Bird (Respondent) J Reid (Intervenor)