4nature Incorporated v Centennial Springvale Pty Ltd

Land and Environment Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: 4nature Incorporated v Centennial Springvale Pty Ltd [2016] NSWLEC 121 Hearing dates:9 May 2016Date of orders: 13 September 2016 Decision date: 13 September 2016 Jurisdiction:Class 4Before: Pepper J Decision: Amended summons dismissed. Costs reserved. Catchwords: JUDICIAL REVIEW: whether decision-maker reached state of satisfaction required by environmental planning instrument in granting development consent – whether decision-maker misdirected itself as to the law in the consideration and determination of the consent – whether the decision-maker failed to take into account a mandatory relevant consideration – application dismissed. Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 23D, 79C, 89E, Pt 4 Div 4.1 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000, cls 268R, 268V Land and Environment Court Rules 2007, rr 4.2, 4.3 State Environmental Planning Policy (Sydney Drinking Water Catchment) 2011, cls 3, 7, 9, 10 Cases Cited: Anderson v Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000 [2014] NSWCA 386 Australian Conservation Foundation Incorporated v Minister for the Environment [2016] FCA 1042 Australian Tribunal v Bond [1990] HCA 33; (1990) 170 CLR 321 Bat Advocacy NSW Inc v Minister for the Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts [2011] FCAFC 59; (2011) 180 LGERA 99 Buck v Bavone [1976] HCA 24; (1976) 135 CLR 110 Caroona Coal Action Group Inc v Coalmines Australia Pty Ltd [2010] NSWLEC 1; (2010) 172 LGERA 25 Caroona Coal Action Group Inc v Coal Mines Australia Pty Ltd [2010] NSWCA 353; (2010) 178 LGERA 411 Centro Properties Ltd v...