Cruice & Anor v Leichhardt Municipal Council [2015] NSWLEC 1038

Cruice & Anor v Leichhardt Municipal Council [2015] NSWLEC 1038

Because the parties reached an agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 as to terms of a decision acceptable to them, and the Commissioner was satisfied that the 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 decision and set out the terms in writing.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
11 March 2015
Procedural Posture
Development Application / Conciliation Conference; Agreement Under S 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979
Outcome
Proceedings disposed of in accordance with the parties' agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979.
Legal Topics
['development Application' 'conciliation Conference' 'agreement Between the Parties' 'orders Under S 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979']
['planning and Environment Law' 'land and Environment Court Procedure'] ['development Application' 'conciliation Conference' 'agreement Between the Parties' 'orders Under S 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979']

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Procedural Posture

Development Application / Conciliation Conference; Agreement Under S 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether an agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 had been reached between the parties as to terms of a decision acceptable to them.' 'Whether the agreed decision was one that the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions.' 'Whether the proceedings should be disposed of in accordance with the agreed decision.']

Ratio Decidendi

Because the parties reached an agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 as to terms of a decision acceptable to them, and the Commissioner was satisfied that the 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 decision and set out the terms in writing.

Court Disposition

Proceedings disposed of in accordance with the parties' agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979.

Orders

  • ["Final orders to give effect to the parties' agreement were made on 11 March 2015."]