Freshwater Village Developments Pty Ltd v Warringah Council [2011] NSWLEC 5

Freshwater Village Developments Pty Ltd v Warringah Council [2011] NSWLEC 5

The issues the Friends sought to agitate (traffic and electromagnetic fields) would be adequately addressed in the Council's case and by the statutory scheme; as the Friends were not calling expert evidence or raising new issues, there is no justification for joinder or separate participation under s 38(2) of the Court Act.

Parties
Applicant: Freshwater Village Developments Pty Ltd; Respondent: Warringah Council; Applicant for Joinder: Friends of Freshwater Village Inc
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
25 January 2011
Procedural Posture
Development Appeal / Interlocutory Application for Joinder/participation
Outcome
Notice of Motion by Friends of Freshwater Village Inc dismissed; no joinder or participation; orders regarding hearing and costs made.
Legal Topics
Joinder of Parties, Development Appeal, Participation of Objectors, Practice and Procedure
Planning and Environment Civil Procedure Joinder of Parties Development Appeal Participation of Objectors Practice and Procedure

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Parties

Freshwater Village Developments Pty Ltd

Applicant

Warringah Council

Respondent

Friends of Freshwater Village Inc

Applicant for Joinder

Procedural Posture

Development Appeal / Interlocutory Application for Joinder/participation

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether Friends of Freshwater Village Inc should be joined as a party to the development appeal
  2. 2 Whether the Friends should be permitted to participate as a 'Double Bay Marina' participant under s 38(2) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979

Ratio Decidendi

The issues the Friends sought to agitate (traffic and electromagnetic fields) would be adequately addressed in the Council's case and by the statutory scheme; as the Friends were not calling expert evidence or raising new issues, there is no justification for joinder or separate participation under s 38(2) of the Court Act.

Court Disposition

Notice of Motion by Friends of Freshwater Village Inc dismissed; no joinder or participation; orders regarding hearing and costs made.

Orders

  • The Notice of Motion by the Friends of Freshwater Village Inc is dismissed.
  • I decline to make any directions in accordance with s 38(2) of the Court Act involving the participation of the Friends in the proceedings.