Australia, Aug. 23 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 23:

1.COMMISSIONER: This is a Class 1 Development Appeal pursuant to s 8.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) (EPA Act) by the applicant against the respondent's deemed refusal of the applicant's development application (No DA2024/1009) (Development Application). The Development Application sought consent for the construction of a residential flat building over basement parking and landscaping on land identified as Lot 25 in Deposited Plan 7002, known as 67 Pacific Parade, Dee Why (Subject Land).

2. The Court has power to dispose of these proceedings under its Class 1 jurisdiction pursuant to s 17(d) of ...