Bowden Homes International Pty Ltd v Canterbury City Council [2015] NSWLEC 1266

Bowden Homes International Pty Ltd v Canterbury City Council [2015] NSWLEC 1266

Where the parties agree on the terms of a decision following a conciliation conference and the Court is satisfied the agreement is one it could have made, the Court must dispose of the proceedings by making orders reflecting that agreement without a merit assessment.

Parties
Applicant: Bowden Homes International Pty Ltd; Respondent: Canterbury City Council
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
15 July 2015
Procedural Posture
Class 1 / Post Conciliation Conference, Final Orders
Outcome
Proceedings disposed of in accordance with agreement reached under s 34(3) Land and Environment Court Act 1979; final orders made.
Legal Topics
Development Application, Conciliation Conference, Agreement Between Parties, Land and Environment Court Proceedings

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Parties

Bowden Homes International Pty Ltd

Applicant

Canterbury City Council

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Class 1 / Post Conciliation Conference, Final Orders

  1. 1 Whether the agreement reached at conciliation can dispose of the proceedings under s 34(3) Land and Environment Court Act 1979

Ratio Decidendi

Where the parties agree on the terms of a decision following a conciliation conference and the Court is satisfied the agreement is one it could have made, the Court must dispose of the proceedings by making orders reflecting that agreement without a merit assessment.

Court Disposition

Proceedings disposed of in accordance with agreement reached under s 34(3) Land and Environment Court Act 1979; final orders made.

Orders

  • Final orders recorded in document accessible as per link in judgment.