Benmill Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council (No 2) [2020] NSWLEC 44

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Benmill Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council (No 2) [2020] NSWLEC 44 Hearing dates: 12 August 2019 Date of orders: 04 May 2020 Decision date: 04 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Robson J Decision: See orders at [141] Catchwords: ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING — Consent — Construction of use approved by order of the Court — Whether approval for "roof sign" is a "roof or sky advertisement" or a "building identification sign" under State Environmental Planning Policy No 64 – Advertising and Signage — Roof or sky advertisement

ESTOPPEL — Issue estoppel — Whether issue fundamental — Finding made by Commissioner of the Land and Environment Court — Issue estoppel and abuse of process not made out Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) ss 4.55, 81A, 96 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) s 56A North Sydney Development Control Plan 2013 North Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2013 State Environmental Planning Policy No 1—Development Standards State Environmental Planning Policy No 64—Advertising and Signage cll 9, 21, Pts 2, 3 Cases Cited: Administration of the Territory of Papua New Guinea v Daera Guba (1973) 130 CLR 353; [1973] HCA 59 Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175; [2009] HCA 27 Athens v Randwick City Council (2005) 64 NSWLR 58; [2005] NSWCA 317 Benmill v North Sydney Council [2007] NSWLEC 680 Blair v Curran (1939) 62 CLR 464; [1939] HCA 23 Brown Brothers Waste Contractors Pty Ltd v Pittwater Council (2015) 90 NSWLR 717; [2015] NSWCA 215 Bunderra Holdings Pty Ltd v Pasminco Cockle Creek Smelter Pty Ltd (Subject to Deed of Company Arrangement) (2017) 96 NSWLR 434; [2017] NSWCA 263 Commonwealth of Australia v Cockatoo Dockyard Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 322 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (No 2), Re (1979) 2 ALD 634 Hoystead v Commissioner of Taxation (1925) 37 CLR 290; [1926] AC 155 Khanna v Baweja [2019] NSWCA 193 Kuligowski v Metrobus (2004) 220 CLR 363; [2004] HCA 34 Ku-ring-gai Council v Bunnings Properties Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 28; (2019) 236 LGERA 35 Legge v North Sydney Council [2018] NSWLEC 1288 McGinn v Department of Family and Community Services [2018] NSWSC 103 Owners - Strata Plan No 4983 v Canny [2018] NSWCA 275; (2018) 233 LGERA 432 Ramsay v Pigram (1968) 118 CLR 271; [1968] HCA 34 Rich v Lennox Palms Estate Pty Ltd [2010] NSWCA 242 Ross v Lane Cove Council (2014) 86 NSWLR 34; [2014] NSWCA 50 Ryde Municipal Council v Royal Ryde Homes [1970] 1 NSWR 277; (1970) 19 LGRA 321 Sertari Pty Ltd v Quakers Hill SPV Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 340 Siminton v Australian Prudential Regulation Authority [2008] FCAFC 90 Snowy Monaro Regional Council v Tropic Asphalts Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCCA 202; (2018) 362 ALR 359 Spratt v Perilya Broken Hill Ltd; Spratt v Rowe [2016] NSWCA 192 Sun Life Assurance Co of Canada v Lincoln National Life Insurance Co [2005] 1 Lloyd's LR 606 Tomlinson v Ramsey Food Processing Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 507; [2015] HCA 28 UBS AG v Tyne (2018) 360 ALR 184; [2018] HCA 45 Wende v Horwath (NSW) Pty Ltd (2014) 86 NSWLR 674; [2014] NSWCA 170 Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378; [1993] HCA 77 Woolworths Ltd v Pallas Newco Pty Ltd (2004) 61 NSWLR 707; [2004] NSWCA 422 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Benmill Pty Ltd (Applicant) North Sydney Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: I J Hemmings SC with A Hemmings (Applicant) R P L Lancaster SC (Respondent)