Williams v NSW Minister for Planning (No 2) [2010] NSWLEC 203

Williams v NSW Minister for Planning (No 2) [2010] NSWLEC 203

Leave to amend was refused because the proposed amendment raised a new issue on the first day of the hearing, the respondents had not had an adequate opportunity to address it, they would be prejudiced by the late amendment, it was not reasonable to require them to meet the issue on short notice, the amendment risked adjournment and consuming allocated hearing time, and the lateness of the application had not been adequately explained. Having regard to ss 56-58 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005, refusing leave accorded with the dictates of justice.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
13 September 2010
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review Proceedings Challenging the Validity of Modifications to a Development Consent for the Cowal Gold Mine / Application to Amend Points of Claim on the First Day of the Hearing
Outcome
Application to amend the Points of Claim refused.
Legal Topics
['amendment of Pleadings' 'late Amendment During Hearing' 'overriding Purpose' 'development Consent Modifications' 'aboriginal Cultural Heritage Sites']
['practice and Procedure' 'planning and Environment'] ['amendment of Pleadings' 'late Amendment During Hearing' 'overriding Purpose' 'development Consent Modifications' 'aboriginal Cultural Heritage Sites']

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Procedural Posture

Judicial Review Proceedings Challenging the Validity of Modifications to a Development Consent for the Cowal Gold Mine / Application to Amend Points of Claim on the First Day of the Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether leave should be granted to amend the Points of Claim on the first day of the hearing to add a new ground alleging that the Minister considered an irrelevant matter or gave relevance to a factual matter that did not exist.' 'Whether the respondents would be prejudiced by the late amendment and whether it would be reasonable to require them to address the proposed new issue on short notice.']

Ratio Decidendi

Leave to amend was refused because the proposed amendment raised a new issue on the first day of the hearing, the respondents had not had an adequate opportunity to address it, they would be prejudiced by the late amendment, it was not reasonable to require them to meet the issue on short notice, the amendment risked adjournment and consuming allocated hearing time, and the lateness of the application had not been adequately explained. Having regard to ss 56-58 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005, refusing leave accorded with the dictates of justice.

Court Disposition

Application to amend the Points of Claim refused.

Orders

  • ['Leave to amend the Points of Claim declined.']