Karmel and Co Pty Ltd v Leichhardt Municipal Council

Land and Environment Court New South Wales Amendment notes Medium Neutral Citation: Karmel & Co Pty Ltd v Leichhardt Municipal Council [2014] NSWLEC 199 Decision date: 30 December 2014 Jurisdiction:Class 1Before: Biscoe J Decision: (1) Extend the time for compliance with the consent orders of 16 December 2014 to 7 February 2015.(2) Provided that the subject premises are vacated, further extend the time for compliance with the consent orders of 16 February 2014 to 31 March 2015. Catchwords: JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS - motion for extension of time for compliance with consent orders for fire upgrade works to backpackers' accommodation premises. Category:Procedural and other rulingsParties: Karmel & Co Pty Ltd (Applicant) Leichhardt Municipal Council (Respondent) Representation: COUNSEL: A Urbanski (director of Applicant) M Bonanno (Respondent) SOLICITORS: N/A Ritchie & Castellan (Respondent) File Number(s):10834/14Judgment This is a motion by the applicant, Karmel & Co Pty Ltd, for an extension of time until 31 March 2015 to comply with consent orders of the Court made on 16 December 2014. The consent orders require six categories of fire upgrade works at premises at 673-677 Darling Street, Rozelle, which are used for backpackers’ accommodation. Some of the orders require compliance within 30 days, others within seven days. I am told that some of the seven day orders have been complied with except for satisfactory paperwork. The consent orders were made in an appeal in Class 1 of the Court’s jurisdiction against a statutory emergency order made by the respondent, Leichhardt Municipal Council, on 9 September...