Garofali v Moshkovich [2021] NSWCATAP 242

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Garofali v Moshkovich [2021] NSWCATAP 242 Hearing dates: 21 June 2021 Date of orders: 13 August 2021 Decision date: 13 August 2021 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: K Rosser Principal Member G Sarginson Senior Member Decision: (1) Leave to appeal is refused. (2) The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION---Residential building work---Written contract---Whether payments made outside terms of written contract---Whether contract had been varied---No error established Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) Cases Cited: Clements v Independent Indigenous Advisory Committee [2003] FCAFC 143 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Coulton v Holcombe [1986] HCA 33; (1986) 162 CLR 1 Drivas v Burrows [2014] NSWCATAP 87 Giovas v F.E.V. Mono Constructions Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCATCD 16 Italiano v Carbone [2005] NSWCA 177 Lake Macquarie City Council v McKellar [2002] NSWCA 90 Llamas v Rockwall Constructions Ltd; Rockwall Constructions Pty Ltd v Llamas [2019] NSWCATCD 75 Long & Fitzpatrick v Wollongong Homes Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCATCD 141) Lorbergs v State of New South Wales (1999) NSWCA 54 Lucantonio v Kleinert [2009] NSWSC 929 Pholi v Wearne [2014] NSWCATAP 78 Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 69, Rice v JR & SD Farmer t/as Urban Bespoke Homes [2020] NSWCATAP 208 Ryan v BKB Motor Vehicle Repairs Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCATAP 39 Sabouni v Redevelop Building and Developments Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 31 Touma v Colantuono [2021] NSWCATAP 152, Whyte v Broch (1998) 45 NSWLR 354 Woodward v Warwick Green Building Pty Ltd [2021] NSWCATAP 210 Texts Cited: Not Applicable Category: Principal judgment Parties: Julius Garofali (Appellant)