20 Dec 2011
BUILDING AUTHORITY v. APPEAL TRIBUNAL (BUILDINGS)
- Citation
- BUILDING AUTHORITY v. APPEAL TRIBUNAL (BUILDINGS)
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAL20/2011
The court held that the BAT erred in law by treating the concept of 'site' as notional and concluding ownership or realistic prospect of control was irrelevant; the BA was entitled to request information about ownership/control and other particulars under s16(1)(i); the BAT improperly usurped the BA's primary function by making substantive determinations (including conditional approval of drainage plans) in an appeal limited to whether further information was necessary; the legitimate expectation argument failed because no binding representation insulated the developer from changed circumstan…