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Planning and environment law

Andrade v Bayside Council

The Court upheld a Class 1 development appeal and granted consent for a modified dual occupancy subdivision in Sans Souci after the parties reached agreement at conciliation.

  • Development appeal
  • Dual occupancy development
  • Torrens title subdivision
  • Conciliation conference
  • Clause 4.6 variation
  • Basix
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Planning and environment law

Christian Education Ministries Pty Ltd v Singleton Council

The Court upheld the appeal and granted consent for the staged school expansion, but rejected conditions imposing an interim student cap, extra parking triggers, and a council-funded turn lane.

  • Development application
  • Staged development
  • Traffic safety
  • Car parking
  • Conditioning of development consent
  • Road intersection upgrade
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Land law

Walker v Adams

The Court held the easement did not authorise use of the carriageway solely as a turning area and extinguished any benefit to Lot 54 under s 89(1)(c).

  • Easements
  • Construction of grants
  • Substantial interference
  • Ancillary rights to repair and maintain
  • Extinguishment or modification of easements under s 89
  • Real-property
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Administrative law

HHR v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force

The Tribunal refused an extension of time and refused reinstatement of a privacy review application dismissed for non-appearance, finding minimal prospects of success.

  • Extension of time
  • Reinstatement of proceedings
  • Failure to appear
  • Nsw police force exemptions
  • Administrative and educative functions
  • Use and disclosure of personal and health information
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Administrative law

Telfer v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force

The Tribunal affirmed the police decision on a GIPA access application, finding reasonable searches and that privacy and secrecy provisions justified refusals and redactions.

  • Reasonable searches
  • Overriding public interest against disclosure
  • Personal information
  • Secrecy provisions
  • Form of access
  • Body-worn video
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Civil procedure

Sweeten v Maher

The Industrial Court dismissed a s 106 unfair contract claim as an abuse of process, holding it repeated issues already settled in earlier proceedings.

  • Summary dismissal
  • Abuse of process
  • Relitigation
  • Settlement deed interpretation
  • Unfair contract under s 106
  • Summary-dismissal
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Administrative law

Dabit v Secretary, Department of Customer Service

The Appeal Panel refused leave and dismissed an appeal against refusal of a contractor licence, holding the appellant’s dishonesty convictions triggered statutory disqualification.

  • Appeal from tribunal decision
  • Contractor licence refusal
  • Dishonesty convictions
  • Disqualification from holding licence
  • Discretion to ignore offence
  • Leave to appeal
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Administrative law

Janson v Department of Communities & Justice (No 2)

The Supreme Court granted a limited pro bono referral for a self-represented judicial review applicant, confined to advice, drafting and leave to amend.

  • Pro bono referral
  • Judicial review
  • Ucpr r 7.36
  • Ucpr pt 59
  • Impecuniosity
  • Strike out / summary dismissal application
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Environment and planning

KDBORZ Holdings Pty Ltd v Newcastle City Council

The Court upheld the appeal and granted development consent for a five-dwelling development at 134 Douglas Street, Stockton, under a s 34 agreement.

  • Development consent
  • Conciliation conference
  • S 34 agreement
  • Clause 4.6 variation
  • Conditions of consent
  • Multi dwelling housing
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