Daikyo (North Queensland) Pty Ltd v Cairns City Council

COURT OR TRIBUNAL

Queensland Planning and Environment Court

DATE FILED (OR FIRST HEARING DATE)

26/03/2003

LITIGATION TYPE

Project Approval - Adaptation

SUBJECT MATTER

Coastal hazard

REVIEW TYPE

Merits review

SUMMARY

Developer of tourist development disputed council's conditions relating to the height of floor levels to deal with the risk of storm tide inundation. Court found they were satisfactory and that the alternative standard put forward expert objector were too onerous.

CASE DOCUMENTS

Daikyo (North Queensland) Pty Ltd v Cairns City Council [2003] QPEC 022