Botany Bay City Council v Minister for Local Government (No 2)

Land and Environment Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Botany Bay City Council v Minister for Local Government (No 2) [2016] NSWLEC 73 Hearing dates:26 April 2016 Applicant’s submissions (costs), 29 April 2016 Respondents’ submissions (costs), 4 May 2016 Applicant’s reply written submissions (costs)Date of orders: 16 June 2016 Decision date: 16 June 2016 Jurisdiction:Class 4Before: Pain J Decision: Botany Bay City Council is to pay the costs of the Respondents of the summons dated 23 March 2016 Catchwords: COSTS – whether unsuccessful local council liable for costs – Court of Appeal finding that should be no departure from usual costs rule in UCPR r 42.1 binding at first instance also – costs order made Legislation Cited: Land and Environment Court Rules 2007, r 4.2 Local Government Act 1993, s 263 Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 98 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 42.1 Cases Cited: Bat Advocacy NSW Inc v Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts (No 2) [2011] FCAFC 84; (2011) 280 ALR 91 Botany Bay City Council v Minister for Local Government [2016] NSWLEC 35 Botany Bay City Council v Minister for Local Government [2016] NSWCA 74; (2016) 214 LGERA 173 Botany Bay City Council v Minister for Local Government (No 2) [2016] NSWCA 127 Botany Bay City Council v Minister for Transport and Regional Development [1999] FCA 65 Caroona Coal Action Group Inc v Coal Mines Australia Pty Ltd (No 3) [2010] NSWLEC 59; (2010) 173 LGERA 280 Delta Electricity v Blue Mountains...