Suh v Liverpool City Council

Land and Environment Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Suh v Liverpool City Council [2016] NSWLEC 25 Hearing dates:10 March 2016Date of orders: 10 March 2016 Decision date: 23 March 2016 Jurisdiction:Class 1Before: Moore J Decision: At [46] Catchwords: JOINDER – community group – application for joinder – statutory tests – nature of issues proposed to be raised by applicant for joinder – issues not likely to be canvassed by the council - public interest - joinder granted Legislation Cited: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Civil Procedure Act 2005 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Cases Cited: Double Bay Marina Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council (1985) 54 LGRA 313 Morrison Design Partnership Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council and the Director-General of the Department of Planning [2007] NSWLEC 802; (2008) 159 LGERA 361 Terrace Tower Holdings Pty Ltd v Sutherland Shire Council [2003] NSWLEC 36; 129 LGERA 195 Tenacity Consulting v Warringah [2004] NSWLEC 140 Category:Procedural and other rulingsParties: Mina Suh (Applicant) Liverpool City Council (Respondent) Casula Community Group for Responsible Planning Inc (Applicant for Joinder) Representation: Counsel: Mr N Eastman, barrister/Mr M Sonter, solicitor (Applicant) Mr C Drury, solicitor (Respondent) Ms N Hammond, barrister (Applicant for Joinder)   Solicitors: Mills Oakley (Applicant) Spark Helmore (Respondent) University of Newcastle Legal Centre (Applicant for Joinder) File Number(s):11174 of 2015Publication restriction:NoTABLE OF CONTENTSJudgmentThe nature of the proposed developmentThe statutory joinder provisionThe chronology of the proceedingsThe hearing on 7 March 2016The continuation of the conciliation processThe relevant differing contentionsThe anticipated differing...