Mikhaiel v Wollongong City Council [2015] NSWLEC 1545

Mikhaiel v Wollongong City Council [2015] NSWLEC 1545

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 proceedings were required to be disposed of in accordance with that agreed decision without a merits assessment of the issues originally in dispute.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
23 December 2015
Procedural Posture
Class 1 Development Application Proceedings / Agreement Reached at or After a Conciliation Conference 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' 'bulk and Scale' 'setbacks' 'amended Plans']
['planning and Environment Law'] ['development Application' 'conciliation Conference' 'bulk and Scale' 'setbacks' 'amended Plans']

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Procedural Posture

Class 1 Development Application Proceedings / Agreement Reached at or After a Conciliation Conference Under S 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the parties' agreed decision under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 was one the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions."]

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 proceedings were required to be disposed of in accordance with that agreed decision without a merits assessment of the issues originally in dispute.

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 the date recorded on those orders."]