Barnaby practises principally in planning law and environment law.  He also has particular expertise in administrative law and property law.

He appears regularly before the Supreme Court of Victoria, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, Planning Panels Victoria, and the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation, on behalf of both private and public sector clients.

Barnaby is a Senior Fellow of the University of Melbourne where he lectures in planning law and environment law.

Cases

Victorian Supreme Court

•  The People of the Small Town of Hawkesdale Inc v Minister for Planning [2022] VSCA 167 (18 August 2022)

•  Melton City Council v Minister for Planning [2022] VSCA 144 (26 July 2022)

•  Hume City Council v Minister for Planning [2022] VSC 187 (14 April 2022)

•  Melton City Council v Minister for Planning [2021] VSC 700 (28 October 2021)

•  Moorabool Shire Council v Minister for Planning [2021] VSC 701 (28 October 2021)

•  The People of the Small Town of Hawkesdale Incorporated v Minister for Planning [2021] VSC 510 (20 August 2021)

•  Manor Central Nominees Pty Ltd v Wyndham City Council [2021] VSC 92 (3 March 2021)

•  Zaric v City of Greater Dandenong [2020] VSC 756 (16 November 2020)

•  Skabal Pty Ltd v Boroondara City Council [2020] VSC 532 (26 August 2020)

•  Manor Central Nominees Pty Ltd & Anor v Wyndham City Council [2020] VSC 151 (1 April 2020)

•  Forum Theatre Holdings Pty Ltd v MCC & Anor [2016] VSC 534 (6 September 2016)

•  Dustday Investments Pty Ltd v Minister for Planning [2015] VSC 101 (20 March 2015)

•  Brandwill Holdings Pty Ltd v Jonson & Ors [2014] VSC 356 (30 June 2014)

•  Boerkamp v The Hon Matthew Guy [2014] VSC 167 (14 April 2014)

•  TJBP Pty Ltd v Brown & Ors; Mornington Peninsula Shire Council v Brown & Ors [2013] VSC 173 (12 April 2013)

•  Boroondara City Council v Sixty-Fifth Eternity Pty Ltd & Ors [2012] VSC 298 (10 July 2012)

•  Harvey & Anor v Mutsaers & Ors [2012] VSCA 69 (19 April 2012)

•  Commissioner of State Revenue v Frost & Anor [2011] VSC 232 (1 June 2011)

•  Harvey & Anor v Mutsaers & Ors [2011] VSCA 101 (8 April 2011)

Environmental Effects Assessments

•   Suburban Rail Loop East Stage Inquiry (EES) [2022] PPV 37 (23 June 2022)

•   Crib Point Project Inquiry (EES) [2021] PPV 11 (22 February 2021)

•  North East Link Project (EES) [2019] PPV 57 (22 October 2019)

•  West Gate Tunnel Project (EES) [2017] PPV 115 (23 October 2017)

•  Melbourne Metro Rail Project (EES) [2016] PPV 143 (21 November 2016)

•  East West Link Assessment Committee (AC) [2014] PPV 76 (30 May 2014)

Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

•  Jarvis v Mornington Peninsula SC [2022] VCAT 3 (6 January 2022)

•  Australian Catholic University Limited v Yarra CC [2021] VCAT 1218 (20 October 2021)

•  Ryman Healthcare (Australia) Pty Ltd v Mornington Peninsula SC (corrected) [2021] VCAT 711 (1 July 2021)

•  Hopkins v Minister for Planning (Red Dot) [2020] VCAT 1124 (7 October 2020)

•  Mullum Pty Ltd v Manningham CC [2019] VCAT 1578 (9 October 2019)

•  The Churches of Christ Vic Tas v Yarra CC [2019] VCAT 842 (11 June 2019)

•  1 Victoria Avenue, Albert Park Pty Ltd v Port Phillip CC [2019] VCAT 688 (7 June 2019)

•  Meredith-Aubrey Pty Ltd v South Gippsland SC [2019] VCAT 726 (23 May 2019)

•  OP Webb Pty Ltd v Yarra CC [2019] VCAT 663 (13 May 2019)

•  Melstone Surrey Hills Partnership Development Pty Ltd v Boroondara CC [2019] VCAT 655 (7 May 2019)

•  ESCO Pacific Pty Ltd v Wangaratta RCC [2019] VCAT 219 (14 February 2019)

•  Frater Lacus Pty Ltd v Port Phillip CC [2018] VCAT 738 (14 December 2018)

•  Harris v Yarra CC [2018] VCAT 1966 (13 December 2018)

•  McGeoch v Maroondah CC [2018] VCAT 1693 (26 October 2018)

•  SMA Projects Pty Ltd v Stonnington CC [2018] VCAT 1428 (14 September 2018)

•  Hub Property Group v Whitehorse CC [2018] VCAT 1284 (23 August 2018)

•  Macleod v Greater Geelong CC [2018] VCAT 969 (26 June 2018)

•  Australian Tourism No.5 Pty Ltd v Colac-Otway SC [2018] VCAT 895 (18 June 2018)

•  Ralston v Mornington Peninsula SC [2018] VCAT 923 (15 June 2018)

•  Curzon Property Investments v Port Phillip CC [2018] VCAT 819 (31 May 2018)

Planning Scheme Amendments and Advisory Committee Hearings

•  Delburn Wind Farm (PCI) [2022] PPV 7 (7 February 2022)

•  Priority Projects Standing Advisory Committee Referral 14 (AC) [2021] PPV 85 (20 October 2021)

•  Boroondara C342boro (PSA) [2021] PPV 76 (13 September 2021)

•  Priority Projects Standing Advisory Committee Referral 14 (AC) [2021] PPV 51 (12 July 2021)

•  Shepparton North Activity Centre Advisory Committee (AC) [2020] PPV 65 (17 August 2020)

•  Government Land Standing Advisory Committee – Tranche 23 (AC) [2020] PPV 25 (14 April 2020)

•  Yarra C238 (PSA) [2019] PPV 18 (1 April 2019)

•  Manningham C104 and Advisory Committee (PSA) [2018] PPV 106 (24 October 2018)

•  Melbourne C190 Part 2 (PSA) [2018] PPV 22 (5 April 2018)

•  Berrybank Wind Farm Planning Permits Amendments (PCI) [2017] PPV 143 (19 December 2017)

•  Whitehorse C175 (PSA) [2017] PPV 104 (6 October 2017)

•  Mornington Peninsula C190 and C206 (PSA) [2017] PPV 88 (23 August 2017)

•  Knox C149 (PSA) [2017] PPV 73 (19 July 2017)

•  Vic Transport Project Integrated Development Opportunities AC – Ormond Station (AC) [2017] PPV 28 (3 April 2017)

•  Melton C146 and C147 (PSA) [2017] PPV 17 (27 February 2017)

•  Melbourne C221 (PSA) [2017] PPV 10 (25 January 2017)

*Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation

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