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
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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 make, 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 under s34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 are:
The appeal is upheld.
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.
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
- AGLC
- Karl Barrie v Inner West Council [2017] NSWLEC 1438
- Case
- [2017] NSWLEC 1438
- Decision Date
CaseChat Overview and Summary
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.
Orders
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