McMillan v Taylor [2023] NSWCA 183

McMillan v Taylor [2023] NSWCA 183

The Commissioner was only required to ensure there were no jurisdictional constraints to making the agreed order; she was not required to conduct an independent merit assessment nor further address the applicants' objections after the agreed outcome. The required statutory opportunities for the applicants to be heard were satisfied; no jurisdictional error was established.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
09 August 2023
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Appellate (court of Appeal)
Outcome
Summons for review dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['judicial Review' 'procedural Unfairness' 'development Applications' 'land and Environment Court Process' 'community Participation' 'jurisdictional Error']
['administrative Law' 'environment and Planning Law' 'civil Procedure'] ['judicial Review' 'procedural Unfairness' 'development Applications' 'land and Environment Court Process' 'community Participation' 'jurisdictional Error']

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Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Appellate (court of Appeal)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the Commissioner was required to consider terminating the conciliation conference under s 34AA(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW)' 'Whether the applicants were denied procedural fairness in not having their objections considered on the merits' 'Whether failure to consider an amendment to the local environmental plan was a jurisdictional error' 'Whether consent was legally uncertain due to inconsistency between plans and conditions']

Ratio Decidendi

The Commissioner was only required to ensure there were no jurisdictional constraints to making the agreed order; she was not required to conduct an independent merit assessment nor further address the applicants' objections after the agreed outcome. The required statutory opportunities for the applicants to be heard were satisfied; no jurisdictional error was established.

Court Disposition

Summons for review dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • ['Dismiss the summons for review filed 28 February 2023.' "Order that the applicants pay the respondents' costs in this Court."]