Fokas v Kogarah Council & Anor [2008] NSWLEC 74

Fokas v Kogarah Council & Anor [2008] NSWLEC 74

The application disclosed no reasonable cause of action because the proposed electricity substation was permissible with development consent and did not require rezoning, and the applicant, as an objector with no relevant third party appeal right, was not a person entitled to act on the consent and could not seek its modification under s 96(1A). The proceedings were therefore dismissed under Pt 13 r 13.4, with costs following the event.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
01 February 2008
Procedural Posture
Class 4 Proceedings Seeking Declaratory Relief Concerning Development Consent / Notice of Motion for Summary Dismissal or Strike Out; Applicant Also Sought Leave to Amend
Outcome
Application dismissed; applicant ordered to pay the respondents' costs.
Legal Topics
['development Consent' 'public Utility Installation' 'modification of Development Consent' 'summary Dismissal' 'no Reasonable Cause of Action' 'costs']
['planning and Environment Law' 'practice and Procedure'] ['development Consent' 'public Utility Installation' 'modification of Development Consent' 'summary Dismissal' 'no Reasonable Cause of Action' 'costs']

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Procedural Posture

Class 4 Proceedings Seeking Declaratory Relief Concerning Development Consent / Notice of Motion for Summary Dismissal or Strike Out; Applicant Also Sought Leave to Amend

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the development consent for an electricity zone substation and associated infrastructure required rezoning before it could be acted on.' 'Whether the applicant, as an objector, was a person entitled to act on a consent and therefore entitled to seek modification of the consent under s 96 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.' 'Whether the Class 4 application disclosed a reasonable cause of action or should be dismissed under Pt 13 r 13.4 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005.' 'Whether costs should be ordered against the applicant.']

Ratio Decidendi

The application disclosed no reasonable cause of action because the proposed electricity substation was permissible with development consent and did not require rezoning, and the applicant, as an objector with no relevant third party appeal right, was not a person entitled to act on the consent and could not seek its modification under s 96(1A). The proceedings were therefore dismissed under Pt 13 r 13.4, with costs following the event.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed; applicant ordered to pay the respondents' costs.

Orders

  • ['The application is dismissed.' "The applicant must pay the respondents' costs of the notice of motion and of the proceedings generally."]