Shoal Bay Developments Pty Ltd v Port Stephens Council

Land and Environment Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Shoal Bay Developments Pty Ltd v Port Stephens Council [2015] NSWLEC 1556 Hearing dates:5 February 2015Decision date: 06 February 2015 Jurisdiction:Class 1Before: Registrar Gray Decision: Orders for access to part of the material Catchwords: Notice to Produce – Privilege claimed – Application for access to inspect – Legal Professional Privilege – Relevance Legislation Cited: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Melaleuca Estate Pty Ltd v Port Stephens Council [2006] NSWCA 31 Waind v Hill & National Employers’ Mutual [1978] NSWLR 372 Commissioner for Railways v Small (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 564 Azar Building and Construction Services Pty Ltd v Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation [2010] NSWLEC 110 Jacobson v Ballina Shire Council [2006] NSWLEC 111 Grant v Downs (1976) 135 CLR 674 Esso Australia Resources Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (1999) 201 CLR 49 ACCC v Australian Safeway Stores (1998) 81 FCR 526 Tirango Nominees Pty Ltd v Dairy Vale Foods Ltd (No 2) (1998) 83 FCR 397 Category:Consequential orders (other than Costs)Parties: Shoal Bay Developments Pty Ltd (First Applicant) Snoogal Pty Ltd (Second Applicant) Port Stephens Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr M F Fozzard (Applicants) Mr J Connors (Respondent) Solicitors: David A Vitnell (Applicants) Local Government Legal (Respondent) File Number(s):10732 of 2014Publication restriction:No[This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of amendments.]Judgment These proceedings came before me in relation to the question of access to material...