Houston v State of New South Wales

COURT OR TRIBUNAL

Federal Court of Australia

DATE FILED (OR FIRST HEARING DATE)

01/12/2019

LITIGATION TYPE

Project Approval - Mitigation

SUBJECT MATTER

Other

REVIEW TYPE

N/A

SUMMARY

(Excerpt from catchwords) PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – interlocutory application by respondent for summary judgment under s 31A(2) of Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) –claim for declaratory relief that Native Vegetation Act 2003 (NSW) and Local Land Services Act 2013 (NSW) are invalid – administrative law challenge to Land Management (Native Vegetation) Code 2018 (NSW) (Code) – whether no reasonable prospects of success

CASE DOCUMENTS

Houston v State of New South Wales (No 2) [2021] FCA 637