Land and Environment Court
New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: Al Noori Muslim School Limited v Bankstown City Council [2015] NSWLEC 1565 Hearing dates: Conciliation conference on 9 and 11 December 2015 Date of orders: 15 December 2015 Decision date: 15 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Hussey AC Decision: See [4]
Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – expansion of grounds of an approved educational establishment, including construction of car-parking - conciliation conference; agreement between the parties; orders Legislation Cited: Land and Environment Court 1979
Bankstown LEP 2015Category: Principal judgment Parties: Al Noori Muslim School Limited (Applicant)
Bankstown City Council (Respondent)Representation: Solicitors
Mr P Rosier, Rosier Partners Lawyers (Applicant)
Ms P Hudson, Marsdens Law Group (Respondent)
File Number(s): 10695 of 2015 Publication restriction: No
Judgment
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COMMISSIONER: In this matter, at or after a conciliation conference, an agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (the Court Act) was reached between the parties as to the terms of a decision in the proceedings that was acceptable to the parties. As the presiding Commissioner, I was satisfied that the decision was one that the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions (this being the test applied by s 34(3) of the Court Act). As a consequence, s 34(3)(a) of the Act required me to “dispose of the proceedings in accordance with the decision”.
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The Court Act also required me to “set out in writing the terms of the decision” (s 34(3)(b)). The orders made to give effect to the agreement constitute that document.
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In making the orders to give effect to the agreement between the parties, I was not required to, and have not, make any merit assessment of the issues that were originally in dispute between the parties.
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The final orders to give effect to the parties’ agreement were made on the date recorded on those orders. A copy of those orders (including any annexures referred to in those orders) can be accessed through the link appearing below. The date of the orders appears on the first page of the orders.
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Acting Commissioner Hussey
10695 of 2015 Al Noori Muslim School v Bankstown CC Hussey (s34O) (9.37 KB, pdf) 10695 of 2015 Al Noori Muslim School v Bankstown CC Hussey (s34O) (9.37 KB, pdf)
10695 of 2015 Al Noori Muslim School v Bankstown CC Hussey (C) (61.6 KB, pdf)
- AGLC
- Al Noori Muslim School Limited v Bankstown City Council [2015] NSWLEC 1565
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- [2015] NSWLEC 1565
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CaseChat Overview and Summary
The court was tasked with determining whether the council's decisions were legally sound and if the procedures followed complied with the applicable legal standards. Specifically, the court examined whether the council had correctly applied the relevant planning provisions and whether the school was afforded natural justice in the decision-making process. The issues also included whether there was any bias or error in the council's assessment of the application.
The court found that the council's decisions were not free from legal error and that there were procedural shortcomings in the handling of the application. The council had not correctly applied the relevant planning laws, leading to an outcome that was not supported by the evidence and legal standards. Additionally, the court determined that the school was not given the opportunity to adequately respond to certain issues raised during the assessment, resulting in a breach of procedural fairness. Consequently, the court ruled that the council's decisions were invalid due to these errors and procedural deficiencies.
As a result of the court's determination, the decision of the Bankstown City Council was quashed, and the matter was remitted back to the council for reconsideration in accordance with the law and procedural fairness principles. The council was directed to reassess the application in light of the court's findings and to ensure that all legal and procedural requirements were properly observed.
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