Dial a Dump Industries Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services

Land and Environment Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Dial A Dump Industries Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services [2016] NSWLEC 39 Hearing dates:25 February 2016Date of orders: 08 April 2016 Decision date: 08 April 2016 Jurisdiction:Class 3Before: Preston CJ Decision: Orders as set out at [153] Catchwords: Compulsory acquisition of land – claim for compensation – interests in land acquired – whether applicant had interest in land divested by acquisition notice – landowner leased land to trustee – whether lease part of trust property – whether applicant as potential beneficiary of trust had equitable interest in lease – applicant permitted to occupy the land – permission personal not proprietary – whether permission a legal interest in the land – whether permission a right, power or privilege over or in connection with the land – not established that applicant had an interest in the land Legislation Cited: Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 ss 4, 5, 12, 19, 20, 37, 39, 42, 67, Pt 3 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 ss 45(f), 48(2), 54, 55, 83, 258, Pt 3.2, Sch 1 Cases Cited: Akici v LR Butlin Ltd [2006] 2 All ER 872 American Dairy Queen (Qld) Pty Ltd v Blue Rio Pty Ltd [1981] HCA 65; (1981) 147 CLR 677 Attard v Transport for NSW [2014] NSWLEC 44; (2014) 205 LGERA 396 Australian Mutual Provident Society v 400 St Kilda Road Pty Ltd [1990] VR 646 Australian Postal Corporation v Ace Property Holdings Pty...