Commissioner for Fair Trading v Jonval Builders Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 1308

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Commissioner for Fair Trading v Jonval Builders Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 1308 Hearing dates: 17 March 2020 Decision date: 25 September 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: (1) Proceedings dismissed; (2) No further order for costs. Catchwords: JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS – Amending, varying and setting aside – changing and recalling, a paragraph of reasons for judgment – jurisdiction of Court – principles to be applied – misapprehension of law – for other reasons, no alteration effected – effect of existence of appeal. Legislation Cited: Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW), ss 42, 43, 72 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 36.16(3A). Cases Cited: Autodesk Inc v Dyason (No 2) (1993) 176 CLR 300; [1993] HCA 6 Bailey v Marinoff (1971) 125 CLR 529; [1971] HCA 49 Commissioner for Fair Trading v Jonval Builders Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1893 Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163; [1995] HCA 58 DJL v Central Authority (2000) 201 CLR 226; [2000] HCA 17 Fletcher Construction Australia Ltd v Lines Macfarlane & Marshall Pty Ltd (2001) 4 VR 28; [2001] VSCA 167 Category: Consequential orders (other than Costs) Parties: Commissioner for Fair Trading (Plaintiff) Jonval Builders Pty Limited ACN 005177793 (First Defendant) Hacienda Caravan Park Pty Limited (Second Defendant) John Allan Willmott (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: R Francois (Plaintiff) L A Jurth (Defendants)