John v Mid-Western Regional Council [2019] NSWLEC 1492

John v Mid-Western Regional Council [2019] NSWLEC 1492

Because the parties reached agreement on approval of the modification application subject to conditions, the modification application had been notified and submissions considered, and there were no further jurisdictional prerequisites, the agreed decision was one the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions; therefore 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
16 October 2019
Procedural Posture
Class 1 Appeal/modification Application Under S 4.55(8) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 / Orders Following Conciliation Conference Under S 34(1) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979
Outcome
The modification application was approved and the development consent was further modified subject to conditions.
Legal Topics
['modification Application' 'subdivision of Land' 'development Consent' 'conciliation Conference' 'agreement Between Parties']
['planning and Environment Law'] ['modification Application' 'subdivision of Land' 'development Consent' 'conciliation Conference' 'agreement Between Parties']

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Procedural Posture

Class 1 Appeal/modification Application Under S 4.55(8) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 / Orders Following Conciliation Conference Under S 34(1) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the parties' agreed decision to approve the modification application was a decision the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979." 'Whether the development consent for subdivision of the subject site should be further modified under s 4.55(8) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.']

Ratio Decidendi

Because the parties reached agreement on approval of the modification application subject to conditions, the modification application had been notified and submissions considered, and there were no further jurisdictional prerequisites, the agreed decision was one the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions; therefore 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

The modification application was approved and the development consent was further modified subject to conditions.

Orders

  • ['The applicant is granted leave to rely on the Amended Plan of Subdivision dated June 2019, included at Annexure "A".' 'The application the subject of these proceedings, made pursuant to section 4.55(8) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, is approved.' 'That development consent granted by this...