Ferguson v Wollongong City Council

[2016] NSWLEC 1224

Land and Environment Court

New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation:	Ferguson & Anor v Wollongong City Council [2016] NSWLEC 1224
Hearing dates:	Conciliation conference on 28 April 2016
Date of orders:	02 June 2016
Decision date:	02 June 2016
Jurisdiction:	Class 1
Before:	O’Neill C
Decision:	See (4) below
Catchwords:	DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION; conciliation conference; agreement between the parties; orders
Legislation Cited:	Land and Environment Court Act 1979
Category:	Principal judgment
Parties:	Brett Ferguson (Applicant 1) Nina Ferguson (Applicant 2) Wollongong City Council (Respondent)
Representation:	Counsel: Mr J. Palmer solicitor (Applicant) Mr J Reilly solicitor (Respondent) Solicitors: Pikes & Verekers Solicitors (Applicant) Wollongong City Council (Respondent)
File Number(s):	2016/159056 (formerly 10070 of 2016)
Publication restriction:	No

Judgment

1. 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”.

2. 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.

3. In making the orders to give effect to the agreement between the parties, I was not required to, and have not, made any merit assessment of the issues that were originally in dispute between the parties.

4. The final orders to give effect to the parties’ agreement under s34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 are:

1. The appeal is upheld.

2. DA-2015/1674 to erect a dwelling house and associated works at 8 Blackall Street Bulli is determined by the grant of consent, subject to the conditions at Annexure A.

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Commissioner O’Neill

159056.16 O'Neill (C) (215 KB, pdf)

Decision last updated: 08 June 2016