Compensation for compulsory acquisition of land cases
The following cases can be found on the NSW Land and Environment pages of Caselaw NSW and Austlii.
Statutory offer remains open for acceptance
Niezabitowski v Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW [2006] NSWLEC 462, (2006) 147 LGERA 417
Market value
Spencer v Commonwealth [1907] HCA 82, (1907) 5 CLR 418
Walker Corporation Pty Ltd v Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority[2008] HCA 5, (2008) 233 CLR 259
McDonald v Roads & Traffic Authority (NSW) [2009] NSWLEC 105, (2009) 169 LGERA 352 at [121] – [136] (re s 61(b))
Roads & Traffic Authority (NSW) v McDonald [2010] NSWCA 236,(2010) 79 NSWLR 155
Easements
Willoughby City Council v Roads and Maritime Services [2014] NSWLEC 6, (2014) 201 LGERA 177
Tempe Recreation Reserve Trust v Sydney Water Corporation [2013] NSWLEC 221, (2013) 200 LGERA 205
Tempe Recreation Reserve Trust v Sydney Water Corporation [2014] NSWCA 437
Highest and best use
Serbian Cultural Club ‘St Sava’ Inc & Serbian Cultural Club Limited v Roads & Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2007] NSWLEC 673
Taylor v Port Macquarie-Hastings Council [2010] NSWLEC 113
Sandhurst Trustees Ltd v Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW[2006] NSWLEC 243
Maidment v Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW [2006] NSWLEC 606, (2006) 153 LGERA 249
Commonwealth Custodial Services Ltd v Valuer-General (NSW)[2006] NSWLEC 400, (2006) 148 LGERA 35
Special value
Pastoral Finance Association v The Minister [1914] AC 1083
Boland v Yates Property Corporation Pty Ltd [1999] HCA 64, (1999) 167 ALR 575
Housing Commission of New South Wales v Falconer [1981] 1 NSWLR 547 (not available on Caselaw NSW)
Bligh v Minister Administering Environmental Planning and Assessment Act [2011] NSWLEC 220
Tolson v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2012] NSWLEC 170
Severance
Brock v Roads and Maritime Services (No 3) [2012] NSWCA 404,(2012) 191 LGERA 267
Davies v Sydney Water Corporation [2012] NSWLEC 130
Disturbance
Housing Commission of NSW v Falconer [1981] 1 NSWLR 547 (not available on Caselaw NSW)
Caruana v Port Macquarie-Hastings Council [2007] NSWLEC 109
McDonald v Roads & Traffic Authority of NSW [2009] NSWLEC 105,(2009) 169 LGERA 352 at [17]
Roads & Traffic Authority of NSW v McDonald [2010] NSWCA 236, (2010) 79 NSWLR 155
Al Amanah College Inc v Minister for Education and Training (No 2) [2011] NSWLEC 254 at [54]
Hua and Anor v Hurstville City Council [2010] NSWLEC 61
Bligh v Minister Administering Environmental Planning and Assessment Act [2011] NSWLEC 220
Marroun v Roads and Maritime Services [2012] NSWLEC 199
Brock v Roads & Maritime Services (No 3) [2012] NSWCA 404 ,(2012) 191 LGERA 267
Attard & Ors v Transport for NSW [2014] NSWLEC 44, (2014) 205 LGERA 396
Willoughby City Council v Roads and Maritime Services [2014] NSWLEC 6, (2014) 201 LGERA 177
George D Angus Pty Ltd v Health Administration Corporation [2013] NSWLEC 212, (2013) 205 LGERA 357
Health Administration Corporation v George D Angus Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 352
Solatium
Horton v Wyong Shire Council (No 2) [2005] NSWLEC 45
Cassidy v Sydney Water Corporation [2008] NSWLEC 223
Increase or decrease in value of adjoining or severed land
Mir Bros Unit Constructions Pty Limited v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2004] NSWLEC 612
El Boustani v Minister Administering the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 [2012] NSWLEC 266
El Boustani v Minister Administering the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 [2014] NSWCA 33, (2014) 199 LGERA 198
Tolson v Roads and Maritime Services [2014] NSWCA 161, 201 LGERA 367
Comparable sales valuation method
Maurici v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2003] HCA 8,(2003) 212 CLR 111
Taylor v Port Macquarie Hastings Council [2010] NSWLEC 113
Graham Trilby Pty Ltd v Valuer-General [2008] NSWLEC 217
Goluzd v Minister Administering the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 [2012] NSWLEC 25
Yates Property Corp Pty Ltd (In liq) v Darling Harbour Authority(1991) 24 NSWLR 156 at 182-183 (not available on Caselaw NSW)
Tenstat Pty Limited v Valuer General [2012] NSWLEC 1361
Sydney Water Corporation v Marrickville Council [2014] NSWCA 438
Income valuation methods
Collex Pty Limited v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2006] NSWLEC 579, (2006) 149 LGERA 234
Mac’s Pty Limited v Parramatta City Council [2012] NSWLEC 1356
Bligh v Minister Administering Environmental Planning and Assessment Act [2011] NSWLEC 220
TMG Developments Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services [2014] NSWLEC 117
Cost based valuation method
TMG Developments Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services [2014] NSWLEC 117
Hypothetical development valuation method
Turner v Minister of Public Instruction (1956) 95 CLR 245
Graham Trilby Pty Limited v Valuer-General [2008] NSWLEC 217
McDonald v Roads & Traffic Authority of NSW [2009] NSWLEC 105,(2009) 169 LGERA 352
Everest Project Developments Pty Ltd v Minister Administering the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 & The Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2010] NSWLEC 88, (2010) 177 LGERA 43
Before and after valuation method
Roads & Traffic Authority (NSW) v Muir Properties Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 460, (2005) 143 LGERA 192 at [103] – [104]
McDonald v Roads & Traffic Authority of NSW [2009] NSWLEC 105, (2009) 169 LGERA 352
Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW v McDonald [2010] NSWCA 236,(2010) 79 NSWLR 155
Brock v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2010] NSWLEC 244
Goluzd v Minister Administering the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 [2012] NSWLEC 25at [57] – [58]
Willoughby City Council v Roads and Maritime Services [2014] NSWLEC 6, (2014) 201 LGERA 177 (easement)
Special provision re market value based on potential of land: s 61(b)
El Boustani v Minister Administering the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 [2014] NSWCA 33, (2014) 199 LGERA 198
Attard & Ors v Transport for NSW [2014] NSWLEC 44, (2014) 205 LGERA 396
Compensation payable to a reserve trust under s 106A Crown Lands Act 1989
Tempe Recreation Reserve Trust v Sydney Water Corporation [2013] NSWLEC 221, (2013) 200 LGERA 205
Tempe Recreation Reserve Trust v Sydney Water Corporation [2014] NSWCA 437
Rent review clauses in leases
TMG Developments Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services [2014] NSWLEC 117
Costs
Dillon v Gosford City Council [2011] NSWCA 328, (2011) 184 LGERA 179
Brock v Roads & Maritime Services (No 3) [2012] NSWCA 404,(2012) 191 LGERA 267
Tempe Recreation Reserve Trust v Sydney Water Corporation [2014] NSWCA 437
Taylor v Port Macquarie-Hastings Council [2010] NSWLEC 153
