Dyldam Developments Pty Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan 85305 [2020] NSWCA 327

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Dyldam Developments Pty Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan 85305 [2020] NSWCA 327 Hearing dates: 2 June 2020 Decision date: 15 December 2020 Before: White JA at [1] Emmett AJA at [96] Simpson AJA at [111] Decision: (1) Grant the applicant leave to appeal. (2) Appeal dismissed. (3) Appellant pay the respondent's costs of the appeal and application for leave to appeal. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Jurisdiction – Civil and Administrative Tribunal – whether the Tribunal has jurisdiction to review an occupation certificate whilst exercising its jurisdiction under the Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) – whether review of the occupation certificate collateral to the proceedings – capacity of the Tribunal to engage in collateral review of administrative action – where statutory scheme provides Land and Environment Court jurisdiction to remedy or restrain a breach of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION – Occupation Certificate – whether document purporting to be an interim occupation certificate authorised use and occupation of the whole of the building – where running of limitation period for breach of a statutory warranty under the Home Building Act contingent on such authorisation – whether occupation certificate issued in contravention of s 109H(2) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act invalid Legislation Cited: Building Professionals Act 2005 (NSW) Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic), s 38 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), s 83 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), Pt 4A, ss 123, 124, 125 Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment Act 2017 (NSW) Home Building Act 1989 (NSW), s 3C, 18E, 48, 48K, 48L Home Building Amendment Act 2014 (NSW), s 48 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), ss 17, 20, 71 Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (Vic) Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 (Vic) Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 (NSW), regs 145, 155 Cases Cited: Attorney-General (Cth) v Breckler (1999) 197 CLR 83; [1999] HCA 28 Bathurst City Council v Saben (1985) 2 NSWLR 704 National Parks and Wildlife Service v Stables Perisher Pty Ltd (1990) 20 NSWLR 573 Burwood Council v Ralan Burwood Pty Ltd (No 3) [2014] NSWCA 404; 206 LGERA 40 Cessnock City Council v Laila Investments Pty Ltd [2012] NSWLEC 206 Director of Housing v Sudi (2011) 33 VR 559; [2011] VSCA 266 Dyldam Developments Pty Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 85305 [2019] NSWCATAP 229 Frugtniet v Attorney-General (NSW) (1997) 41 NSWLR 588 Jacobs v Onesteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd (2006) 93 SASR 568; [2006] SASC 32 Kirk v Industrial Relations Commission (NSW) (2010) 239 CLR 531; [2010] HCA 1 Ousley v The Queen (1997) 192 CLR 69; [1997] HCA 49 Precision Products (NSW) Pty Ltd v Hawkesbury City Council (2008) 74 NSWLR 102; [2008] NSWCA 278 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 Wilson v Chan & Naylor Parramatta Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 213; 383 ALR 175 Texts Cited: M J Leeming "Authority to Decide: The Law of Jurisdiction in Australia" 2nd ed Federation Press Aronson, Groves and Weeks, Judicial Review of Administrative Action and Government Liability, 6th ed, 2017 Ulpiani Fragmenta in The Institutes of Gaius and Rules of Ulpian, James Muirhead (ed) (1880, T & T Clark) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Dyldam Developments Pty Ltd (Appellant) Strata Plan 85305 (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: F Hicks SC (Appellant) C J Birch SC with D Hand (Respondent)