Billinudgel Property Pty Ltd v Minister for Planning [2016] NSWLEC 139

Billinudgel Property Pty Ltd v Minister for Planning [2016] NSWLEC 139

Condition C1 was a fundamental part of the concept plan approval because it limited the approval to outdoor events until the end of 2017 and required any later outdoor events to be assessed under Part 4 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW). Deleting Condition C1 would not merely change a term of the approval; it would allow a five-year trial concept plan approval to continue in perpetuity and would go beyond a modification under s 75W. No implied or ancillary administrative power authorised the deletion because such a power was not reasonably necessary to make any express power effective and, in any event, could not extend beyond a power to modify.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
04 November 2016
Procedural Posture
Class 4 Judicial Review Proceedings Concerning a Part 3 a Concept Plan Approval / Principal Judgment on Summons Seeking Declaratory Relief Before Any Merits Assessment of the Modification Application
Outcome
The summons was dismissed.
Legal Topics
['part 3 a Concept Plan Approval' "modification of Minister's Approval" 'meaning of Modification of Approval' 'section 75 W Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (nsw)' 'implied or Ancillary Administrative Powers' 'future Environmental Assessment Under Part 4']
['planning and Environment Law' 'administrative Law' 'judicial Review'] ['part 3 a Concept Plan Approval' "modification of Minister's Approval" 'meaning of Modification of Approval' 'section 75 W Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (nsw)' 'implied or Ancillary Administrative Powers' 'future Environmental Assessment Under Part 4']

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Procedural Posture

Class 4 Judicial Review Proceedings Concerning a Part 3 a Concept Plan Approval / Principal Judgment on Summons Seeking Declaratory Relief Before Any Merits Assessment of the Modification Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether concept plan approval MP09_0028, including the determination made under s 75P of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), could be modified by deleting Condition C1 under s 75W.' 'Whether the Minister had an implied or ancillary administrative power to modify the concept plan approval by deleting Condition C1.']

Ratio Decidendi

Condition C1 was a fundamental part of the concept plan approval because it limited the approval to outdoor events until the end of 2017 and required any later outdoor events to be assessed under Part 4 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW). Deleting Condition C1 would not merely change a term of the approval; it would allow a five-year trial concept plan approval to continue in perpetuity and would go beyond a modification under s 75W. No implied or ancillary administrative power authorised the deletion because such a power was not reasonably necessary to make any express power effective and, in any event, could not extend beyond a power to modify.

Court Disposition

The summons was dismissed.

Orders

  • ['The summons is dismissed.' "The applicant is to pay the respondent's costs." 'The exhibits are returned.']