McMahon's Earthmoving Pty Ltd v Snowy Monaro Regional Council [2026] NSWLEC 73
Before: Duggan J · NSW Land and Environment Court
Summary
This is an appeal that comes to the Court from a refusal of the Snowy Monaro Regional Council (Council) to modify an existing development consent. The existing development consent related to a quarry for which consent was granted on 8 October 2000 (Original Consent) and subsequently modified in August 2015 (Modified Consent). Relevant to the purposes of this motion, both the Original Consent and the Original Consent as modified by operation of Condition 2 of the Modified Consent, provided that t
Catchwords
CIVIL PROCEDURE — application for joinder — s 8.15 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) — r 6.24 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) — whether issues raised would be sufficiently addressed absent joinder — exercise of Court’s discretion — joinder granted
Outcome
See orders at [37].
Legislation cited
Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), s 8.15 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), s 34 Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 (NSW), r 3.7 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 6.24
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