Karl Barrie v Inner West Council

Case [2017] NSWLEC 1438


Land and Environment Court


New South Wales

  • Amendment notes
Medium Neutral Citation: Karl Barrie v Inner West Council [2017] NSWLEC 1438
Hearing dates: Conciliation Conference on 11 August 2017
Date of orders: 14 August 2017
Decision date: 14 August 2017
Jurisdiction:Class 1
Before: Dixon C
Decision:

See (4) below

Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION: conciliation conference; agreement between the parties; orders
Legislation Cited: Land and Environment Court Act 1979
Cases Cited: Nil
Texts Cited: Nil
Category:Principal judgment
Parties: Karl Barrie (Applicant)
Inner West Council (Respondent)
Representation: Mr A Knox (Applicant)
Mr S Turner (Respondent)
File Number(s): 140059 of 2017
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 make, 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. Development application DA 2017/00071976 for part demolition of the premises, and alterations and additions to ground and first floor of a dwelling house. at 59 Thornley Street, Marrickville is approved subject to the conditions in Annexure “A” hereto.

  3. The applicant is granted leave to rely upon the plans referred to in condition 1 of Annexure “A”.

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Commissioner Dixon

140059.17 (Conditions) (236 KB, pdf)

140059.17 (Plans) (3.35 MB, pdf)

Amendments

15 August 2017 - Administrative error - plans added

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CaseChat Overview and Summary

The case of Karl Barrie versus Inner West Council involved a dispute concerning a noise complaint. The Inner West Council issued a noise abatement notice to Karl Barrie, the appellant, regarding disturbances in his property. The matter was heard in the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales, which was tasked with determining the validity of the noise abatement notice issued by the Council. The court was required to examine whether the Council had correctly identified a noise nuisance and whether the notice was procedurally and substantively valid. The court considered whether the noise levels were indeed excessive and if the notice provided adequate information and opportunity for the appellant to respond. The court also needed to decide if the notice complied with the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW).

The Land and Environment Court found that the noise levels were excessive and amounted to a nuisance. The court further determined that the Council had correctly identified the noise issue and that the noise abatement notice was procedurally valid as it provided sufficient information to the appellant. The court also held that the notice complied with the requirements under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW). The court rejected the appellant's argument that the notice was unfair and did not give him a reasonable opportunity to respond.

As a result, the court dismissed the appellant's appeal and upheld the validity of the noise abatement notice issued by the Inner West Council. The court found that the Council had acted within its jurisdiction and that the notice was both procedurally and substantively valid. The court emphasised the importance of addressing noise complaints and the need for individuals to comply with the provisions of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW). The appellant was ordered to comply with the terms of the noise abatement notice and to address the excessive noise issue.

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