Orion Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd v Blacktown City Council

Land and Environment Court New South Wales Amendment notes Medium Neutral Citation: Orion Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd v Blacktown City Council [2016] NSWLEC 1435 Hearing dates:Conciliation conference on 3 August and 3, 7, 8 and 21 September 2016Date of orders: 21 September 2016 Decision date: 21 September 2016 Jurisdiction:Class 1Before: Hussey AC Decision: See (4) below Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION: Torrens Title Subdivision for 104 lots, road layout, lot layout, impact on adjoining property, conciliation conference; agreement between the parties; orders Legislation Cited: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Category:Principal judgmentParties: ORION CONSULTING ENGINEERS PTY LTD (Applicant) BLACKTOWN CITY COUNCIL (Respondent) Representation: Mr D Baird, Baird Lawyers (Applicant) Mr D Leother, Bartier Perry (Respondent) File Number(s):2016/158931Publication restriction:NoJudgment COMMISSIONER: In this matter, at or after a conciliation conference, an agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (the Court Act) was reached between the parties as to the terms of a decision in the proceedings that was acceptable to the parties. As the presiding Commissioner, I was satisfied that the decision was one that the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions (this being the test applied by s 34(3) of the Court Act). As a consequence, s 34(3)(a) of the Act required me to “dispose of the proceedings in accordance with the decision”. The Court Act also required me to “set out in writing the terms of the decision” (s 34(3)(b)). The orders made to give effect to the agreement constitute that document....