Chambers v Maclean Shire Council

This matter concerned an application for leave to appeal brought by Anita Chambers against Maclean Shire Council, and two other respondents. The specific nature of the dispute and the underlying cause of action are not detailed in the provided text. The application was heard in the Court of Appeal of New South Wales by Sheller and Heydon JJA and Campbell AJA.

The primary legal issue before the Court of Appeal was the determination of the application for leave to appeal. The court was required to consider whether to grant leave for the appeal to proceed.

The court did not deliver a substantive judgment on the merits of the appeal. Instead, it made procedural orders to facilitate the further progression of the application. These orders directed the parties to serve additional documents and written submissions within specified timeframes, and scheduled further mention of the matter.

The application for leave to appeal was stood over to the Registrar's call over list for the purpose of fixing a date for hearing. Further directions were given regarding the service of documents and written submissions by the claimant and the first opponent, and the filing and service of submissions by the second and third opponents. The court also indicated that if a decision was made within 28 days that the second and third opponents did not propose to proceed further with their application, notice should be given to the other parties. Service upon the third opponent was to be satisfied by service on the second opponent.