Kansanto Pty Ltd v Fairfield City Council (No 2)

Case [2022] NSWLEC 1272


Land and Environment Court


New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Kansanto Pty Ltd v Fairfield City Council (No 2) [2022] NSWLEC 1272
Hearing dates: 12 May 2022
Date of orders: 30 May 2022
Decision date: 30 May 2022
Jurisdiction:Class 1
Before: Bradbury AC
Decision:

The Court orders that:

(1) Pursuant to Rule 36.17 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, the judgment in Kansanto Pty Ltd v Fairfield City Council [2022] NSWLEC 1256 is amended by replacing the reference to “DA 21/57” in order 2 and paragraph 15(1) with “DA 292.1/2021”.

Catchwords:

PROCEDURE – Uniform Civil Procedure Rules – Rule 36.17 – orders amended

Legislation Cited:

Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 36.17

Cases Cited:

Kansanto Pty Ltd v Fairfield City Council [2022] NSWLEC 1256

Category:Procedural rulings
Parties: Kansanto Pty Ltd (Applicant)
Fairfield City Council (Respondent)
Representation:

Counsel:
V Conomos (Solicitor) (Applicant)
J Corradini-Bird (Solicitor) (Respondent)

Solicitors:
Conomos Legal (Applicant)
Marsdens Law Group (Respondent)
File Number(s): 2021/262330
Publication restriction: Nil

Judgment

  1. COMMISSIONER: Judgment was handed down in this matter on 23 May 2022: Kansanto Pty Ltd v Fairfield City Council [2022] NSWLEC 1256.

  2. On 25 May 2022, the Respondent, with the Applicant’s consent, informed the Court that the judgment contains an error. The error is that the judgment, in both order 2 and par 15(1), refers to development application “DA 21/57” when in fact the correct reference should be to development application “DA 292.1/2021”. The parties acknowledge that the error has its source in the Section 34 Agreement signed by the parties which refers to DA 21/57 and seek to have the judgment amended to correct the error pursuant to Rule 36.17 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005.

  3. Rule 36.17 provides that:

If there is a clerical mistake, or an error arising from an accidental slip or omission, in a judgment or order, or in a certificate, the court, on the application of any party or of its own motion, may, at any time, correct the mistake or error.

  1. I am satisfied that the reference to “DA 21/57” rather than “DA 292.1/2021” in both order 2 and par 15(1) of the judgment is an error arising from an accidental slip and that it is appropriate to correct the error in accordance with Rule 36.17.

Orders

  1. The Court orders that:

  1. Pursuant to Rule 36.17 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, the judgment in Kansanto Pty Ltd v Fairfield City Council [2022] NSWLEC 1256 is amended by replacing the reference to “DA 21/57” in order 2 and paragraph 15(1) with “DA 292.1/2021”.

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A Bradbury

Acting Commissioner of the Court

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Kansanto Pty Ltd v Fairfield City Council (No 2) [2022] NSWLEC 1272
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[2022] NSWLEC 1272
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CaseChat Overview and Summary

Kansanto Pty Ltd sought to amend the judgment of the Local Court in their case against Fairfield City Council. The original matter involved a dispute over a development approval, specifically concerning the alteration of a building permit. The case was heard and determined in the Local Court, where the Court issued a judgment in favour of Kansanto Pty Ltd, directing the Council to issue a new development approval. The nature of the dispute in the current proceeding is the amendment of the judgment to reflect the correct development approval number.

The legal issues before the Court were whether the original judgment contained an error in the reference to the development approval number and, if so, whether the Court had the power to amend the judgment under Rule 36.17 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005. The Court was required to determine whether the error was a mere clerical error, or whether it went to the substance of the judgment. If the former, the Court had the power to amend the judgment. If the latter, the Court would not be able to amend the judgment, and an application for leave to appeal would be necessary.

The Court found that the error in the reference to the development approval number was a mere clerical error, and did not go to the substance of the judgment. The Court noted that the correct development approval number was set out in the reasons for judgment, and the error was simply a typographical error in the orders of the Court. The Court held that it had the power to amend the judgment under Rule 36.17 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, and accordingly, amended the judgment by replacing the reference to “DA 21/57” with “DA 292.1/2021”.

Orders

Orders of the court

The Court orders that:

(1) Pursuant to Rule 36.17 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, the judgment in Kansanto Pty Ltd v Fairfield City Council [2022] NSWLEC 1256 is amended by replacing the reference to “DA 21/57” in order 2 and paragraph 15(1) with “DA 292.1/2021”.

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