Ryan v Northern Regional Planning Panel (No 4) [2020] NSWLEC 55

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ryan v Northern Regional Planning Panel (No 4) [2020] NSWLEC 55 Hearing dates: 10-17 February 2020 Date of orders: 14 May 2020 Decision date: 14 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pain J Decision: See [309]-[310] of judgment Catchwords: CIVIL ENFORCEMENT– residential development likely to have significant impact on threatened species – requirement for species impact statement with development application – no species impact statement provided with development application – development consent invalid

CIVIL ENFORCEMENT – breach of Heritage Act 1977 arising from excavation of potential relic – exculpating circumstances

CIVIL ENFORCEMENT – earthworks and roadworks authorised under construction certificate not inconsistent with development consent Legislation Cited: Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 Coroners Act 2009 Pt 5 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 ss 4.15, 4.16, 5A, 6.32, 9.45, 9.46, 78A Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 reg 145 Heritage Act 1977 ss 4, 4A, 139, 153, 154 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 ss 25A, 25B, 25C, 25E Lismore Local Environmental Plan 2012 (Amendment No 13) Sch 1 National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 Public Health Regulation 2012 Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 ss 3, 4, 8, 94A, Pt 6 Div 2 (ss 109-113), Sch 2 Pt 1, Sch 3 Cases Cited: ACR Trading Pty Ltd v Fat-Sel Pty Ltd (1987) 11 NSWLR 67 Aldous v Greater Taree City Council (2009) 167 LGERA 13; [2009] NSWLEC 17 BT Goldsmith Planning Services Pty Limited v Blacktown City Council [2005] NSWLEC 210 Bunderra Holdings Pty Ltd v Pasminco Cockle Creek Smelter Pty Ltd (2017) 226 LGERA 54; [2017] NSWCA 263 Burwood Council v Ralan Burwood Pty Ltd and Others (No. 3) (2014) 206 LGERA 40; [2014] NSWCA 404, Carstens v Pittwater Council (1999) 111 LGERA 1; [1999] NSWLEC 249 Coffs Harbour City Council v Arrawarra Beach Pty Ltd (2006) 148 LGERA 11; [2006] NSWLEC 365 Corowa v Geographe Point Pty Ltd (2007) 154 LGERA 117; [2007] NSWLEC 121 Dasreef Pty Limited v Hawchar (2011) 243 CLR 588; [2011] HCA 21 Friends of Tumblebee Inc v ATB Morton Pty Ltd (No 2) (2016) 215 LGERA 157; [2016] NSWLEC 16 Gold and Copper Resources Pty Limited v Hon Chris Hartcher MP, Minister for Resources and Energy, Special Minister (No 2) [2014] NSWLEC 30 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Makita (Australia) Pty Ltd v Sprowles (2001) 52 NSWLR 705; [2001] NSWCA 305 Newcastle & Hunter Valley Speleological Society Inc v Upper Hunter Shire Council and Stoneco Pty Limited (2010) 210 LGERA 126; [2010] NSWLEC 48 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1993) 82 LGERA 222 Smyth v Nambucca Shire Council (1999) 105 LGERA 65; [1999] NSWLEC 226 Timbarra Protection Coalition Inc v Ross Mining NL (1999) 46 NSWLR 55; [1999] NSWCA 8 Warringah Shire Council v Sedevcic (1987) 10 NSWLR 335 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Michael Ryan (Applicant) Northern Regional Planning Panel (First Respondent) Lismore City Council (Second Respondent) Winten (No 12) Pty Ltd (Third Respondent) W A Sexton (Fourth Respondent) Glorbill Pty Ltd (Fifth Respondent) Representation: COUNSEL: M Hall SC (Applicant) Submitting appearance (First Respondent) Submitting appearance (Second Respondent) Richard Beasley SC and Janet McKelvey (Third Respondent) Submitting appearance (Fourth Respondent) Submitting appearance (Fifth Respondent)