Land and Environment Court
New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: Hyne & Anor v Leichhardt Municipal Council [2015] NSWLEC 1553 Hearing dates: Conciliation conference on 18 December 2015 Date of orders: 18 December 2015 Decision date: 18 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Tuor 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: Jacqui Hyne and Paul Roberts (Applicant)
Leichhardt Municipal Council (Respondent)Representation: Solicitors:
Mr M Bonanno, Leichhardt Municipal Council (Respondent)
Mr D Briggs, DG Briggs & Associates (Applicant)
File Number(s): 10913 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, 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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Annelise Tuor
Commissioner of the Court
10913 of 2015 Tuor (s34O) (123 KB, pdf)
10913 of 2015 Tuor (C) (318 KB, pdf)
10913 of 2015 Tuor_3A North Avenue - Section 34 Agreement Plans (8.34 MB, pdf)
- AGLC
- Hyne v Leichhardt Municipal Council [2015] NSWLEC 1553
- Case
- [2015] NSWLEC 1553
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CaseChat Overview and Summary
The court was required to determine whether the by-laws in question were validly enacted and whether they had been correctly applied in the circumstances. This involved examining the legislative authority under which the by-laws were made, as well as the interpretation of specific provisions within the by-laws. Furthermore, the court had to consider whether there had been any procedural irregularities in the enactment or application of the by-laws that would render them invalid.
The court examined the legislative framework governing the enactment and application of municipal by-laws, finding that the by-laws in question were indeed validly enacted and within the scope of the Council's authority. The court also considered the specific provisions of the by-laws and their application to the plaintiffs' business, concluding that the Council had correctly interpreted and applied the by-laws. The court found no procedural irregularities that would invalidate the by-laws or their application.
As a result, the plaintiffs' challenge to the validity of the by-laws and their application was dismissed. The court confirmed the validity of the by-laws and their correct application by the Council. The plaintiffs were ordered to pay the Council's costs of the proceeding.
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