Rossi v Living Choice Australia Ltd (No 6)

Land and Environment Court New South Wales Amendment notes Medium Neutral Citation: Rossi v Living Choice Australia Ltd (No 6) [2014] NSWLEC 116 Hearing dates:21 May, 5 June 2014Decision date: 06 August 2014 Jurisdiction:Class 4Before: Pain J Decision: Final orders not made. See paragraph 101. Catchwords: COSTS - exercise of discretion to award costs following determination of complex judicial review challenge to grant of development consent and civil enforcement proceedings - applicant successful on some grounds only - relief not granted in entirety - whether costs should be apportioned according to success on grounds of judicial review - whether JRPP should pay costs where filed early submitting appearance Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 76A, s 79A, s 79C Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing for Seniors or People with a Disability) 2004 Civil Procedure Act 2005 s 98 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Pt 42 r 42.1, r 6.11 Cases Cited: Alltrans Express Ltd v CVA Holdings Ltd [1984] 1 All ER 685 Amalgamated Holdings Ltd v North Sydney Council [2012] NSWLEC 138; (2012) 191 LGERA 51 Australian Conservation Foundation Inc v Forestry Commission of Tasmania (1988) 76 LGRA 381; (1988) 81 ALR 166 Bankstown City Council v Bennett [2012] NSWLEC 38; (2012) 187 LGERA 446 Brown v Randwick City Council (No 2) [2012] NSWLEC 28 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Capital Airport Group Pty Ltd v Director-General of the NSW Department of Planning (No 2) [2011] NSWLEC...