Qiu v Canterbury-Bankstown Council [2019] NSWLEC 1419

Qiu v Canterbury-Bankstown Council [2019] NSWLEC 1419

Because the parties reached agreement on terms that included approval of the subdivision certificate application, and the Court was satisfied that the agreed decision was one it could have made in the proper exercise of its functions, s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 required the Court to dispose of the proceedings in accordance with that agreement.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
06 September 2019
Procedural Posture
Class 1 Appeal Against Refusal to Issue a Subdivision Certificate / Conciliation Conference and Agreed Orders
Outcome
Appeal upheld in part; order (3) sought by the applicants dismissed; subdivision certificate application approved; each party to pay its own costs.
Legal Topics
['subdivision Certificate' 'torrens Title Subdivision' 'conciliation Conference' 'agreement Between the Parties' 'fire Safety Compliance']
['planning and Environment' 'land and Environment Court Procedure'] ['subdivision Certificate' 'torrens Title Subdivision' 'conciliation Conference' 'agreement Between the Parties' 'fire Safety Compliance']

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Procedural Posture

Class 1 Appeal Against Refusal to Issue a Subdivision Certificate / Conciliation Conference and Agreed Orders

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the Court could dispose of the proceedings in accordance with the parties' agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979." 'Whether Subdivision Certificate Application No. SUB-97/2016 for the Torrens Title subdivision of an attached dual occupancy at 140 The River Road, Revesby should be approved.']

Ratio Decidendi

Because the parties reached agreement on terms that included approval of the subdivision certificate application, and the Court was satisfied that the agreed decision was one it could have made in the proper exercise of its functions, s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 required the Court to dispose of the proceedings in accordance with that agreement.

Court Disposition

Appeal upheld in part; order (3) sought by the applicants dismissed; subdivision certificate application approved; each party to pay its own costs.

Orders

  • ['The appeal filed on 4 January 2019 is upheld insofar as it relates to orders (1) and (2) sought by the applicants.' 'Order (3) sought by the applicants is dismissed.' "The applicants are granted leave to rely on the following additional material, copies of which are contained at 'Annexure A' to this agreement:...