Archbold Industries Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services

Land and Environment Court New South Wales Amendment notes Medium Neutral Citation: Archbold Industries Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services [2015] NSWLEC 174 Hearing dates:5 and 14 November 2014Date of orders: 03 November 2015 Decision date: 03 November 2015 Jurisdiction:Class 3Before: Pepper J Decision: See orders at [68]. Catchwords: COMPULSORY ACQUISITION: market value assessed on the basis of potential use – whether land had potential to be used for a purpose other than that for which it is currently used – whether compensation payable for disturbance for financial cost of construction of an alternative internal access way – whether financial loss would necessarily have been incurred in realising potential. Legislation Cited: Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991, Pt 3 Div 4, ss 55, 56, 59, 61, 66 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, s 34 Cases Cited: El Boustani v Minister Administering the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 [2014] NSWCA 33; (2014) 199 LGERA 198 George D Angus Pty Ltd v Health Administration Corporation [2013] NSWLEC 212; (2013) 205 LGERA 357 Health Administration Corporation v George D Angus Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 352 McDonald v Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) [2009] NSWLEC 105; (2009) 169 LGERA 352 Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) v McDonald [2010] NSWCA 236; (2010) 175 LGERA 276 Sydney Water Corporation v Caruso [2009] NSWCA 391 Willis v Roads and Maritime Services [2015] NSWLEC 165 Category:Principal judgmentParties: Archbold Industries Pty Ltd (Applicant) Roads and Maritime Services (Respondent) Representation: Mr J Robson SC with Mr...