Tegra (NSW) Pty Limited v. Harden Shire Council [1998] NSWLEC 114

Tegra (NSW) Pty Limited v. Harden Shire Council [1998] NSWLEC 114

An applicant who continues to object to a consent condition, makes payments under protest, seeks to negotiate or challenge the condition, and only partially complies with it, does not by acting upon the development consent elect to abandon the right to appeal under Section 97 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
10 July 1998
Procedural Posture
Class 1 Appeal / Preliminary Question of Law
Outcome
Preliminary question answered – applicant is relevantly dissatisfied under s 97
Legal Topics
['development Consent' 'appeals Against Conditions' 'section 94 Contributions' 'estoppel' 'election' 'waiver' 'existing Use Rights']

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Procedural Posture

Class 1 Appeal / Preliminary Question of Law

  1. 1 ['Whether the applicant is an applicant dissatisfied with the determination of a consent authority within the meaning of Section 97 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979']

Ratio Decidendi

An applicant who continues to object to a consent condition, makes payments under protest, seeks to negotiate or challenge the condition, and only partially complies with it, does not by acting upon the development consent elect to abandon the right to appeal under Section 97 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979.

Court Disposition

Preliminary question answered – applicant is relevantly dissatisfied under s 97

Orders

  • ['The hearing should proceed on the basis of the answer.' 'No order as to costs.' 'Exhibits may be returned.']