LONDISH v KNOX GRAMMAR SCHOOL and ORS [1997] NSWCA 190

LONDISH v KNOX GRAMMAR SCHOOL and ORS [1997] NSWCA 190

The privative clause in s104A precludes review because the council's 1987 consent was within its powers, bona fide, and related to the EPA Act's subject matter. The council's characterisation of use in 1997 was reasonably open on the facts and not reviewable as an error of law.

Parties
Appellant: Londish; First Respondent: Knox Grammar School; Second Respondent: Trust for Knox Grammar School (second respondent); Third Respondent: Ku-ring-gai Council
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
22 December 1997
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Decision on Appeal
Outcome
appeal dismissed with costs
Legal Topics
Privative Clause, Judicial Review, Existing Use Rights, Characterisation of Land Use, Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
Administrative Law Planning and Environment Law Privative Clause Judicial Review Existing Use Rights Characterisation of Land Use Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979

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Parties

Londish

Appellant

Knox Grammar School

First Respondent

Trust for Knox Grammar School (second respondent)

Second Respondent

Ku-ring-gai Council

Third Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Decision on Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether s104A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 precludes review of 1987 council consent
  2. 2 Whether the council's decision regarding the 1997 consent involved jurisdictional error
  3. 3 Whether the use of the premises should be characterised as an educational establishment or boarding-house

Ratio Decidendi

The privative clause in s104A precludes review because the council's 1987 consent was within its powers, bona fide, and related to the EPA Act's subject matter. The council's characterisation of use in 1997 was reasonably open on the facts and not reviewable as an error of law.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed with costs

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed with costs.