ACS Equip Pty Ltd v Richards [2021] NSWCATAP 253

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: ACS Equip Pty Ltd v Richards [2021] NSWCATAP 253 Hearing dates: 20th July 2021 Date of orders: 30 August 2021 Decision date: 30 August 2021 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: S Westgarth, Deputy President I Coleman SC ADCJ, Principal Member Decision: Appeal dismissed Catchwords: APPEAL-consumer claim-services concerning redevelopment of a bore to produce water-independent expert report-no weight given to opinion of a director of appellant-rejection of "no evidence" ground-failure to warn of risk that service might not reasonably be expected to achieve intended outcome-Australian Consumer Law-s60 and s61. Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act (2013) (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Australian Consumer Law Cases Cited: Resource Pacific Pty Ltd v Wilkinson (2013) NSWCA 133 Edwards v Noble (1971) 125 CLR 296 Di Pietro v Hamilton (unreported, NSW Court of Appeal, 6 September 1990 Fox v Percy (2003) HCA 22, 214 CLR 118 Dasreef Pty Ltd v Hawchar (2011) 243 CLR 588 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Duncan v Independent Commission Against Corruption (2016) NSWCA 143 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li Lo v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (2013) NSWCA 180 Wickremeratne v Dr Ina Van der Merwe t/as Balgowlah family Practice (2021) NSWCATAP 161 Scenic Tours Pty Limited v Moore (2018) NSWCA 238 at 332 Melway Publishing Pty Ltd v Robert Hicks Pty Ltd (2001) HCA 13, 205 CLR 1, at 90 IW v City of Perth (1997) HCA 30, 191 CLR 1 Category: Principal judgment Parties: ACS Equip Pty Ltd (Appellant) John Richard, Carol Richard & Geoffrey Richard (Respondents) Representation: Counsel: A D Crossland (Appellant) N J Simpson (Respondents)