Land and Environment Court (Amendment No 1) Rule 2015 (NSW)

New South Wales

Land and Environment Court (Amendment

No 1) Rule 2015

under the

Land and Environment Court Act 1979

The following rule of court has been made under the Land and Environment Court Act 1979.

The Honourable Justice B J Preston

Chief Judge

Explanatory note
The object of this Rule is to remove appeals under section 56A of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 from those proceedings in the Land and Environment Court in relation to which the Court is not to make an order for the payment of costs unless it considers that the making of such an order is fair and reasonable in the circumstances.
The amendment made by this Rule is consequent on amendments to the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules
2005.

Land and Environment Court (Amendment No 1) Rule 2015 [NSW]

Land and Environment Court (Amendment No 1) Rule 2015

under the

Land and Environment Court Act 1979

1      Name of Rule

This Rule is the Land and Environment Court (Amendment No 1) Rule 2015.

2      Commencement

This Rule commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

3 Amendment of Land and Environment Court Rules 2007

Rule 3.7 Costs in certain proceedings

Insert “(except for appeals under section 56A of the Act)” after “applies to the following proceedings” in rule 3.7 (1).