Australia, Aug. 23 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 23: 1.COMMISSIONER: This is an appeal pursuant to s 8.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) (EPA Act) against the refusal of development application DA/62/2025. The DA seeks development consent for demolition of existing structures, Torrens title subdivision into two lots and construction of two semi-detached dwellings with car parking and associated works (DA)...
Australia, Aug. 23 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 23: 1.COMMISSIONER: This is a Class 1 Development Appeal pursuant to s 8.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) (EPA Act) by the applicant against the respondent's deemed refusal of the applicant's development application (No DA2024/1009) (Development Application). The Development Application sought consent for the construction of a residential flat building ove...
Australia, Aug. 23 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 23: 1.COMMISSIONER: This is a Class 1 Development Appeal pursuant to s 8.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act) being an appeal against the deemed refusal of DA-2024/74 (DA) for alterations and additions to the existing building for use as a child care centre with basement car parking, landscaping and associated works at 338 Mowbray Road, Artarmon (Lot 1 in ...
Australia, Aug. 23 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 23: 1.This is an application for administrative review under s 55 of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) (the PPIPA) lodged by EHG (the applicant) with respect to a decision made by the Hon Yasmin Catley (the Minister) to disclose his name to the Hon Cameron Murphy AM MLC (the Member). The applicant alleges that the Minister's decision contravened s 18 of th...
Australia, Aug. 23 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 23: 1.COMMISSIONER: These Class 1 proceedings arise as a result of the actual refusal, by Wingecarribee Shire Council, of Development Application 24/0349 which seeks consent for alterations and additions to an existing dwelling house, and installation of a swimming pool and outbuilding at 60 Warreeah Lane, Kangaloon. 2. These proceedings have been brought to the Court pursuant to s 8...
Australia, Aug. 23 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 23: 1. On 3 July 2024, the respondent made a decision to cancel the applicant's working with children check clearance pursuant to s 23(1) of the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012 (NSW) (WWC Act). The applicant, who has been given the pseudonym GNH, was granted a paid working with children clearance on 10 June 2020. He operates a business that requires him to have a cle...
Australia, Aug. 23 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 23: 1. These proceedings concern a dispute between family members over property at 11 Robinson Street, Eastlakes, New South Wales, being lots 28 and 30 in Deposited Plan DPXXX, and a dispute between father and daughter over the entitlement to the proceeds of sale of the rent roll of a real estate business founded by the father and in which the daughter claims to have worked without pa...
Australia, Aug. 23 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 23: 1. On 27 January 2021 AWB Contractors Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) (AWB), a marine and salvage contractor, was attempting to lift a yacht named "Crazy Train" from the water. In the course of that salvage operation the crane lift failed. The mast of the yacht struck and killed one of the workers Mr Max Haywood. 2. AWB has pleaded guilty to an offence that as a person who had a work he...
Australia, Aug. 23 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 23: 1. Mr Wilson applied for a Category ABH firearms licence but on 25 September 2022 the Commissioner of Police decided to refuse him the licence. 2. Mr Wilson sought administrative review of that decision and it falls to the Tribunal to decide what is the correct and preferable decision. Background Early licence history, 2012 charge and 2013 revocation 3. Mr Wilson held a Catego...
Australia, Aug. 23 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 23: 1. On 27 January 2021 AWB Contractors Pty Ltd (AWB), a marine and salvage contractor, was attempting to lift a yacht named "Crazy Train" from the water. In the course of that salvage operation the crane lift failed. The mast of the yacht struck and killed one of the workers Mr Max Haywood. 2. SafeWork NSW (SafeWork) has prosecuted AWB, alleging that AWB, being a person conducting...