Ashcroft v Northern Beaches Council [2023] NSWLEC 1284

Ashcroft v Northern Beaches Council [2023] NSWLEC 1284

The agreement reached between the parties at the conciliation conference constitutes a decision the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions. The appeal is upheld and the original order is substituted in accordance with the agreement and pursuant to statutory powers.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
08 June 2023
Procedural Posture
Development Control Order Appeal / Conciliation Conference, Final Orders Made
Outcome
Appeal upheld; substituted order made
Legal Topics
['development Control Order' 'appeal' 'conciliation Conference' 'substitution of Orders']
['planning and Environment Law'] ['development Control Order' 'appeal' 'conciliation Conference' 'substitution of Orders']

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Procedural Posture

Development Control Order Appeal / Conciliation Conference, Final Orders Made

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the Orders of the Council regarding unauthorised works to convert the dwelling to a dual occupancy should be upheld or substituted' "Whether the parties' agreement can be adopted by the Court in accordance with its statutory functions"]

Ratio Decidendi

The agreement reached between the parties at the conciliation conference constitutes a decision the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions. The appeal is upheld and the original order is substituted in accordance with the agreement and pursuant to statutory powers.

Court Disposition

Appeal upheld; substituted order made

Orders

  • ['The appeal is upheld.' 'Pursuant to section 8.18(4)(c) and section 8.18(4)(f) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, the Order issued by the Respondent to the Applicant dated 20 September 2022 is substituted with the Order set out in Annexure A.']