Jet Group Australia Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority [2018] NSWLEC 1326

Jet Group Australia Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority [2018] NSWLEC 1326

Because the parties reached an agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 and the Commissioner was satisfied that the agreed decision was one the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions, the Court was required to dispose of the proceedings in accordance with that agreed decision.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
29 June 2018
Procedural Posture
Class 1 Appeal Against a Deemed Refusal of an Application for an Environmental Protection Licence / Final Orders Following a Conciliation Conference and Agreement Under S 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979
Outcome
Appeal upheld; environmental protection licence approved subject to conditions; parties to bear their own costs.
Legal Topics
['environmental Protection Licence' 'resource Recovery Facility' 'conciliation Conference' 'agreement Between the Parties' 'deemed Refusal']
['environmental Law' 'planning and Environment'] ['environmental Protection Licence' 'resource Recovery Facility' 'conciliation Conference' 'agreement Between the Parties' 'deemed Refusal']

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Procedural Posture

Class 1 Appeal Against a Deemed Refusal of an Application for an Environmental Protection Licence / Final Orders Following a Conciliation Conference and Agreement Under S 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the proceedings should be disposed of in accordance with the parties' agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979." 'Whether an environmental protection licence for a resource recovery facility at 76 Nomad Road, Toronto should be approved subject to agreed conditions.']

Ratio Decidendi

Because the parties reached an agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 and the Commissioner was satisfied that the agreed decision was one the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions, the Court was required to dispose of the proceedings in accordance with that agreed decision.

Court Disposition

Appeal upheld; environmental protection licence approved subject to conditions; parties to bear their own costs.

Orders

  • ['The appeal is upheld.' 'An environmental protection licence for the carrying out of a scheduled activity on Lot 91 in DP755207 known as 76 Nomad Road, Toronto is approved subject to the conditions in Annexure A.' 'The parties are to bear their own costs of these proceedings.']