Brodie v Singleton Shire Council

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIAGLEESON CJ,GAUDRON, McHUGH, GUMMOW, KIRBY, HAYNE AND CALLINAN JJSCOTT MUNN BRODIE & ANOR   APPLICANTSANDSINGLETON SHIRE COUNCIL  RESPONDENTBrodie v Singleton Shire Council [2001] HCA 2931 May 2001S44/1999ORDER1.   Application for special leave to appeal granted.2.   Appeal allowed with costs.3.   Set aside the orders made by the New South Wales Court of Appeal on 16 March 1999.4.   Remit the matter to the New South Wales Court of Appeal for determination of the remaining issues on appeal.5.   The costs of the appeal to the New South Wales Court of Appeal and of the trial to abide the outcome of that appeal.On appeal from the Supreme Court of New South WalesRepresentation:D F Jackson QC with R S Toner SC and J P Berwick for the applicants (instructed by Craddock Murray & Neumann)F S McAlary QC with L King SC and W S Reynolds and J A Kernick for the respondent (instructed by Moray & Agnew)Interveners:R J Meadows QC, Solicitor-General for the State of Western Australia with C F Jenkins intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General for the State of Western Australia (instructed by Crown Solicitor for Western Australia)J L B Allsop SC and T H Barrett intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General for the State of New South Wales (instructed by Crown Solicitor for New South Wales)M A Dreyfus QC with S M Cohen intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General for the State of Victoria (instructed by Victorian Government Solicitor)Notice:  This copy of the Court's Reasons for Judgment is subject to formal...