NEW SOUTH WALES COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT For SEEK JUSTICE V/S BLUE MOUNTAINS LOCAL PLANNINGPANEL/BLUE MOUNTAINS CITY COUNCIL CASE

Australia, June 27 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 26:

1. The applicant, Seek Justice Pty Ltd, has brought two separate proceedings in this Court in relation to two Ultra Trail Australia events, which are long distance trail races held in the Blue Mountains. The races in particular which are the subject of the proceedings occurred in 2021 and 2022. The races are held in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains, and they are run by USM Events Pty Ltd (USM), who is the second respondent in proceeding 2023/174137 and the third respondent in proceeding 2024/292933. Both the appeals challenge the validity of a time-limited development consent granted by Blue Mountains City Council (Council) to U...