OWNERS SP 92648 v BINAH CONSTRUCTIONS PL & ANOR [2021] NSWCATAP 68

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: OWNERS SP 92648 v BINAH CONSTRUCTIONS PL & ANOR [2021] NSWCATAP 68 Hearing dates: On the papers 12-14 March 2021 Date of orders: 22 March 2021 Decision date: 22 March 2021 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: G K Burton SC, Senior Member Decision: (1) Leave to appeal is granted, to the extent that leave is required. (2) The appeal is allowed. (3) In substitution for Order 2 made by the Tribunal in HB 20/26227 on 16 November 2020, order that there be no order as to the costs of the proceedings in the Tribunal, including the costs of and incidental to the application to transfer the proceedings to the Supreme Court of NSW, except for the costs of any expert evidence filed in the Tribunal which is subsequently relied upon in the proceedings the costs of which shall be costs in the cause. (4) Order that the respondents pay three-quarters of the appellant's costs of the appeal on the ordinary basis as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: HOME BUILDING - whether costs order appropriate on consent transfer to Supreme Court - costs on appeal against primary costs order where a different order is made but not substantially that sought by appellant Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), ss 60, 80, 81, Sch 4 cll 6, 12 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW), rr 38, 38A Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW) Pt 4 Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) ss 3A, 3B, 3C, 18B, 18BA, 18C, 18D, 18E, 48A, 48K, 48L, 48MA Cases Cited: AAI Ltd t/as GIO v McGiffen (2016) 77 MVR 348, [2016] NSWCA 229 Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Cervantes (2012) 61 MVR 443, [2012] NSWCA 244 Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corporation [1948] 1 KB 223 ASC v Australian Home Investments Ltd (1993) 44 FCR 194 ASIC v Rich [2003] NSWSC 297 Boensch v Pascoe [2010] NSWSC 1172 Brookfield Multiplex Ltd v Owners SP 61288 (2014) 254 CLR 185, [2014] HCA 36 CEO of Customs v AMI Toyota Ltd (2000) 102 FCR 578, [2000] FCA 1343 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163, [1995] HCA 58 Eadie v Harvey [2017] NSWCATAP 201 Ericon Buildings PL v Owners SP 96597 [2020] NSWCATAP 265 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499, [1936] HCA 40 Jegatheeswaran v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs (2001) 194 ALR 263, [2001] FCA 865 Knox v Bollen [2018] NSWCATAP 106 Mifsud v Campbell (1991) 21 NSWLR 725 Minister Immigration & Ethnic Affairs; ex parte Lai Quin (1997) 186 CLR 622 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs; ex parte Palme (2003) 216 CLR 212 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332, [2013] HCA 18 NSW Land and Housing Corp v Orr (2019) 100 NSWLR 578, [2019] NSWCA 231 One.Tel Ltd v Dep Commr of Taxation (2000) 101 FCR 548, [2000] FCA 270 Pholi v Wearne [2014] NSWCATAP 78 Pollard v RRR Corporation Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 110 Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 69 Rodger v De Gelder (2015) 71 MVR 514, [2015] NSWCA 211 Sanofi v Parke Davis PL [No 1] (1982) 149 CLR 147 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) PL (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 (CA) Steffen v ANZ Banking Group Ltd [2009] NSWSC 883 Vickery v Owners SP 80412 [2020] NSWCA 284 Wainohu v NSW (2011) 243 CLR 181 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Costs Parties: Owners SP 92648 (Appellant) Binah Constructions PL (First Respondent) Modern Property Developments PL (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Campbell, Solicitor (Appellant) M Irwin, Solicitor (First Respondent) A Power (Second Respondent)