La La Land Byron Bay Pty Limited v The Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority

La La Land Byron Bay Pty Limited (the applicant) sought leave to appeal a decision of the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (the Authority) to vary an extended trading authorisation. The Authority's decision was challenged on several grounds, including whether the correct test for "public interest" was applied, whether mandatory considerations were taken into account, whether prior conduct revealed bias, and whether the decision was affected by legal unreasonableness. The appeal was heard by Beazley P, Gleeson JA, and Sackville AJA.

The primary legal issues before the Court of Appeal concerned the review of the Authority's administrative decision to vary the extended trading authorisation. Specifically, the Court had to determine whether the Authority correctly applied the "public interest" test under the *Liquor Act 2007* (NSW), whether it considered all relevant mandatory considerations, and whether any alleged bias, evidenced by the Authority's prior acts, tainted its decision. The Court also considered whether the Authority's decision was legally unreasonable.

The Court dismissed the applicant's summons for leave to appeal. While the specific reasoning for refusing leave is not detailed in the provided text, the Court's decision implies that the applicant failed to demonstrate a sufficient basis for granting leave to appeal on any of the grounds raised. Consequently, the applicant was ordered to pay the respondent's costs.