O’Keefe v Integral Corporate Property Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] NSWCATAP 117

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: O'Keefe v Integral Corporate Property Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] NSWCATAP 117 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 22 June 2020 Decision date: 22 June 2020 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: Dr R Dubler SC, Senior Member D Charles, Senior Member Decision: (1) Order pursuant to s.50(2) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013, dispensing with a hearing of the application for costs. (2) No order as to costs of the appeal. (3) The application for costs by the Respondent is dismissed. Catchwords: COSTS – whether special circumstances exist pursuant to s.60 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 – amount claimed or in dispute not more than $30,000 – no special circumstances exist – application for costs dismissed – no order as to costs. Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2013 (NSW) Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) Cases Cited: Allen v TriCare (Hastings) Ltd [2017] NSWCATAP 25 Diaspora Holdings Pty Ltd v Owners SP 68608 [2019] NSWCATAP 250 The Owners Corporation Strata Plan No. 63341 v Malachite Holdings Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCATAP 256 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Costs Parties: Graham O'Keefe (Appellant) Integral Corporate Property Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: E Cohen (Appellant) D Allen (Respondent) File Number(s): AP 20/07489 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Citation: Not Applicable Date of Decision: 28 January 2020 Before: S Thode, Senior Member File Number(s): RT 19/42303