Fairfax v Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy

[2004] QLC 47

LAND COURT OF QUEENSLAND

CITATION:

Fairfax v Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy  [2004] QLC 0047

PARTIES:

Timothy Vincent Fairfax
(appellant)

v.

Chief Executive, Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy
(respondent)

FILE NO:

AV2003/0225

DIVISION:

Land Court of Queensland

PROCEEDING:

Application for Adjournment

DELIVERED ON:

1 June 2004

DELIVERED AT:

Rockhampton

HEARD AT:

Rockhampton

MEMBER:

Dr NG Divett

ORDER:

1.      The matter is adjourned to a date to be fixed.

2.      Within fourteen (14) days (that is 15 June 2004) the appellant engage a valuer with a view to having this matter dealt with in the July/August sittings of the Land Court at Clermont, Blackwater or Barcaldine and to notify the Court accordingly.

3.      After a further twenty-one (21) days (that is 6 July 2004) for that valuer to have conferred with the departmental valuer and advise the Court whether settlement has been reached or hearing is to proceed.

4.      Failure to meet the above conditions will result in this matter being set down for hearing at the discretion of the Court.

APPEARANCES:

Mr A Boyd, as agent, for the appellant
Mr K Fisher, Crown Law, for the respondent

NG DIVETT

MEMBER OF THE LAND COURT