Land and Environment Court
New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: Gargour v Ryde City Council [2015] NSWLEC 1148 Hearing dates: Conciliation conference on 16 February 2015 Date of orders: 13 May 2015 Decision date: 13 May 2015 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: Raphael Gargour (Applicant)
Ryde City Council (Respondent)Representation: Counsel:
Solicitors:
Mr M. Staunton (Applicant)
Mr P. Kapetas (Respondent)
HWL Ebsworth Lawyers (Applicant)
Ryde City Council (Respondent)
File Number(s): 10929 of 2014
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, made 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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Commissioner O'Neill
10929 of 2014 O'Neill (O) (174 KB, pdf)
- AGLC
- Gargour v Ryde City Council [2015] NSWLEC 1148
- Case
- [2015] NSWLEC 1148
- Decision Date
CaseChat Overview and Summary
The primary legal issues revolved around the council's compliance with the Liquor Act 2007 and the procedural fairness owed to Mr Gargour. The court examined whether the council had a valid reason for revoking the licence, whether Mr Gargour was given a fair opportunity to respond to the allegations, and if the decision was supported by appropriate evidence. The appellant argued that the council had acted outside its jurisdiction and failed to observe the rules of natural justice.
The court found that the council's decision to revoke the licence was lawful and procedurally fair. The evidence demonstrated that the appellant had contravened the conditions of his licence multiple times, justifying the council's actions. The court held that the council had exercised its discretion correctly and provided Mr Gargour with a reasonable opportunity to present his case. The decision was well-reasoned and supported by substantial evidence. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, and the council's decision to revoke the licence was upheld.
ORDERS:
1. The appeal is dismissed.
2. The respondent to pay the appellant’s costs of the appeal.
Orders
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