Boomerang & Blueys Residents Group Inc. v New South Wales Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government [2018] NSWLEC 139

Boomerang & Blueys Residents Group Inc. v New South Wales Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government [2018] NSWLEC 139

The pressed parts of the Applicant's Notice to Admit Facts were not oppressive and did not amount to an abuse of process. In light of the Minister's response to the summons and the issues pleaded, the notice was an appropriate procedural step likely to expedite identification of the real issues in dispute and further the overriding purpose of the Civil Procedure Act 2005. The Court accepted the Applicant's submissions and rejected the Minister's objections, including that reasonable inquiries of accessible non-parties made the notice oppressive.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
07 September 2018
Procedural Posture
Class 4 Judicial Review Proceedings Concerning Certification and Adoption of a Coastal Zone Management Plan / First Respondent's Notice of Motion to Set Aside the Applicant's Notice to Admit Facts
Outcome
The First Respondent Minister's Notice of Motion was dismissed.
Legal Topics
['notice to Admit Facts' 'case Management' 'overriding Purpose' 'relevance' 'oppression and Abuse of Process' 'coastal Zone Management Plan']
['civil Procedure' 'evidence' 'environmental and Planning Law' 'judicial Review'] ['notice to Admit Facts' 'case Management' 'overriding Purpose' 'relevance' 'oppression and Abuse of Process' 'coastal Zone Management Plan']

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Procedural Posture

Class 4 Judicial Review Proceedings Concerning Certification and Adoption of a Coastal Zone Management Plan / First Respondent's Notice of Motion to Set Aside the Applicant's Notice to Admit Facts

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the Applicant's Notice to Admit Facts, limited to the pressed paragraphs, should be set aside." 'Whether the matters sought to be admitted were facts capable of admission by the First Respondent.' 'Whether the matters sought to be admitted were relevant to pleaded issues in the judicial review proceedings.' 'Whether the Notice to Admit Facts was oppressive or an abuse of process.']

Ratio Decidendi

The pressed parts of the Applicant's Notice to Admit Facts were not oppressive and did not amount to an abuse of process. In light of the Minister's response to the summons and the issues pleaded, the notice was an appropriate procedural step likely to expedite identification of the real issues in dispute and further the overriding purpose of the Civil Procedure Act 2005. The Court accepted the Applicant's submissions and rejected the Minister's objections, including that reasonable inquiries of accessible non-parties made the notice oppressive.

Court Disposition

The First Respondent Minister's Notice of Motion was dismissed.

Orders

  • ["The First Respondent Minister's Notice of Motion, filed on 5 June 2018, is dismissed." 'Costs are reserved.' "The Applicant's Notice to Admit Facts remains stayed until 14 days after delivery of this judgment, namely 21 September 2018, but should then be dealt with expeditiously by the Minister." "The directions...