Plumpton Park Developments Pty Limited v Blacktown City Council [2013] NSWLEC 1158

Plumpton Park Developments Pty Limited v Blacktown City Council [2013] NSWLEC 1158

Dexus Funds Management Limited should be joined as a party to the proceedings as certain issues it raises are prima facie valid, go beyond Council’s pleaded contentions, and may not otherwise be adequately addressed; joinder is also justified in the interests of justice and public interest, particularly given potential impacts on the broader public due to proposed traffic signal changes.

Parties
Applicant in Substantive Proceedings / Substantive Respondent on Motion: Plumpton Park Developments Pty Limited; First Respondent in Substantive Proceedings / First Respondent on Motion: Blacktown City Council; Applicant on the Motion / Second Respondent Upon Joinder: Dexus Funds Management Limited
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
08 August 2013
Procedural Posture
Joinder Application (procedural, Class 1) in Civil Proceedings / Interlocutory/procedural Ruling Before S 34 Conciliation Conference
Outcome
Application for joinder granted; procedural directions made
Legal Topics
Joinder of Parties, Conciliation Conference, Development Consent, Traffic Management, Ecological Communities
Environmental Law Civil Procedure Joinder of Parties Conciliation Conference Development Consent Traffic Management Ecological Communities

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Parties

Plumpton Park Developments Pty Limited

Applicant in Substantive Proceedings / Substantive Respondent on Motion

Blacktown City Council

First Respondent in Substantive Proceedings / First Respondent on Motion

Dexus Funds Management Limited

Applicant on the Motion / Second Respondent Upon Joinder

Procedural Posture

Joinder Application (procedural, Class 1) in Civil Proceedings / Interlocutory/procedural Ruling Before S 34 Conciliation Conference

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether Dexus Funds Management Limited should be joined as a party under s 39A of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979
  2. 2 Whether the issues raised by Dexus warrant consideration beyond those addressed by Blacktown City Council
  3. 3 Whether joinder is justified in the interests of justice or public interest

Ratio Decidendi

Dexus Funds Management Limited should be joined as a party to the proceedings as certain issues it raises are prima facie valid, go beyond Council’s pleaded contentions, and may not otherwise be adequately addressed; joinder is also justified in the interests of justice and public interest, particularly given potential impacts on the broader public due to proposed traffic signal changes.

Court Disposition

Application for joinder granted; procedural directions made

Orders

  • Dexus Funds Management Limited is joined as second respondent to the proceedings.
  • The second respondent is to file and serve a Statement of Facts and Contentions by 4.30pm today.