The fate of Sydney Football Stadium is yet to be determined after the court issued a temporary injunction delaying the project until March 8.
Justice Nicola Pain granted a temporary injunction in the Land and Environment Court on Tuesday, restraining Lendlease from carrying out serious demolition work at the stadium.
Local Democracy Matters brought the case forward, seeking to delay the stadium demolition before the state government election on March 23.
The community group has argued that the government has failed to follow its own planning rules and didn't exhibit the proposal for the required period of time.
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It's understood that Infrastructure NSW has already started taking out seats and plans to the remove the stadium's roof in the near future.
However, the injunction will stop the roof and other fixed structures of the stadium being removed until the judge makes her final decision.
Local Democracy Matters spokesman Chris Maltby welcomed the injunction, given that roof is set to be knocked down soon.
“Its excellent that we have got this far,” he told reporters outside the court.
“The main issue here is will the government uphold its own planning laws.”
"If (the state government) comes up with rules that they expect the rest of us to follow then really they ought to follow them themselves."
The Berejiklian government plans to demolish and rebuild the 30-year-old stadium at a cost of $730 million, with the trust saying that it requires a major safety upgrade. ANZ Stadium at Sydney Olympic Park will also be refurbished as part of the plan.
Waverley Council along with NSW Labor and the Greens all oppose the knockdown.
