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Wollondilly Shire Council v Kennedy

Case [2023] NSWLEC 53

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AGLC: Wollondilly Shire Council v Kennedy [2023] NSWLEC 53
Case: [2023] NSWLEC 53
Decision Date: 12 May 2023

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The Court makes the following declaration as identified in the Amended Summons dated 5 May 2022:

(1) A declaration that complying development certificate 1230/01 issued by the Fourth Respondent to the First Respondent on 28 October 2021, for the carrying out of development for the purposes of the construction of a detached shed on land described as Lot 22 DP595037, known as 780 Cawdor Road, Cawdor NSW is invalid and of no effect.

(2) Costs are reserved.

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Wollondilly Shire Council v Kennedy [2023] NSWLEC 53

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Citation 3

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Citation 12 (Para 151)

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Winn v Director-General of National Parks and Wildlife [2001] NSWCA 17
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Citation 17 (Para 23)

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…uncil (2006) 143 LGERA 277; [2006] NSWCA 23 Lake Macquarie City Council v Australian Native Landscapes Pty Ltd (No 2) [2015] NSWLEC 114 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZVFW and ors (2018) 264 CLR 541; [2018] HCA 30 Minister for Immigration v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332; [2013] HCA 18 Mid Western Community Action Group Inc v Mid Western Regional Council &…
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Citation 27 (Para 61)

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