January - February - March - April - May


May 2011

Department of Housing Sales Figures
Latest Department of Housing sales figures December Quarter 2010


April 2011

Judicial Newsletter Vol 3 Issue 2
Vol 3 Issue 2 (April 2011) of the Judicial Newsletter has now been published.

Presentation by Moore SC on the new mandatory conciliation-hearing process for residential development appeals and on the new internal review of Council decisions
The PowerPoint presentation by Moore SC to the joint Department of Planning and the Land and Environment Court information sessions on the new mandatory conciliation-hearing process for residential development appeals and on the new internal review of Council decisions are now available.

Seminar paper by Moore SC - MANAGING THE DA PROCESS FROM GO TO WHOA
Seminar paper by Moore SC entitled MANAGING THE DA PROCESS FROM GO TO WHOA presented to NEERG Seminar on 24 March 2011.

Registry Notice: Early closure on 29 April 2011 and relocation of registry during May and June
(13 April 2011)
The Land and Environment Court registry counter, located on level 4, will be closed from 12noon on Friday 29 April 2011 and registry services will resume at 8:30am on level 1 on Monday 2 May 2011. Click here for more information.


Unreported Land and Environment Court judgments
(12 April 2011)
The registry's collection of the unreported decisions of Land and Environment Court judges is now managed by the Land and Environment Court library. If you seek a copy of an unreported decision of a judge, you may contact library services by phone on 8688 7000 or email to libraryservices@agd.nsw.gov.au to determine if the decision that you require is available. You will need to know the case title and the name of the judge who gave the judgment. A charge will apply for the delivery of the judgment to you at the library rates.

If you wish to obtain an unreported judgment from the court file and the judgment is not available through the Land and Environment Court library (e.g. commissioners' decisions) contact the registry with the case number and proceedings title. A charge will apply for the provision of the judgment, and an additional charge may be levied if retrieval from an external storage facility is required. Consult the Schedule of Fees to determine the latest fees involved.


March 2011


Information sessions on new mandatory conciliation-hearing process
(24 March 2011)
The Department of Planning and the Land and Environment Court are holding a number of information sessions on the new mandatory conciliation-hearing process for residential development appeals and on the new internal review of Council decisions.


February 2011


New Instrument of Delegation
(28 February 2011)
The Chief Judge has issued a new Instrument of Delegation to Registrars pursuant to section 13 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005. The new instrument gives the Registrar power under s34AA of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979.


Mining Warden's Court decisions
(18 February 2011)
The Mining Warden's Court decisions are now available and are sorted separately by year, alphabetical order, and categories.


Median Sales prices for all dwellings
(15 February 2011)
The September quarter 2010 Department of Housing median sales prices for all dwellings are now available.

Judicial Newsletter (1 February 2011) The latest issue of the Judicial Newsletter is now available

January 2011

New Residential Development Appeals webpage
(17 January 2010)
The Court has developed a new Resisental Development Appeals webpage to provide information to Court users, legal practitioners, experts and the general public on the amended residential development appeals process which commences on 7 February 2011.

New Practice Note
(10 January 2011)
The Chief Judge has issued a new Practice Note for residential development appeals, commencing 7 February. The practice note implements the new streamlined process for resolution of residential development appeals, which was introduced by the Planning Appeals Legislation Amendment Act 2010 (the Act). The Act introduces a new s 34AA to the Land and Environment Court Act, which requires a mandatory conciliation and arbitration process for development appeals concerning single dwellings and dual occupancies (including subdivisions) or alterations and additions to single dwellings and dual occupancies. Section 34AA commences on 7 February and will apply to all residential development appeals commenced after 7 February.