Taylor v The Owners SP No 61285 [2021] NSWCATAP 270

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Taylor v The Owners SP No 61285 [2021] NSWCATAP 270 Hearing dates: 31 August 2021 Date of orders: 10 September 2021 Decision date: 10 September 2021 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: R C Titterton OAM, Senior Member J McAteer, Senior Member Decision: 1. Leave to appeal is refused. 2. The appeal in relation to SC 21/04852 is dismissed. 3. The appeal in relation to SC 21/13605 is dismissed. Catchwords: APPEAL – failure to bring originating application within a reasonable time – failure of Tribunal to consider arguments not put to it where litigant self-represented – matters raised on appeal not raised before Tribunal at first instance Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) – ss 45, 80 Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) – s 14(1) Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) – ss 108, 111, 126(2), 132 and 232 Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) – s 151D(2) Cases Cited: Al-Daouk v Mr Pine Pty Ltd t/as Furnco Bankstown [2015] NSWCATAP 111 Bartel v Ryan [2018] NSWCATAP 231 Batistatos v Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW (2006) 226 CLR 256; [2006] HCA 27 Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor [1996] HCA 25; (1996) 186 CLR 541 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Coulton v Holcombe [1986] HCA 33 Itek Graphics Pty Limited v Elliott [2002] NSWCA 104 Malouf v Malouf (2006) 65 NSWLR 449 Moubarak by his tutor Coorey v Holt (2019) 100 NSWLR 218 Palm Homes Pty Ltd v Kav's Constructions Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCATAP 113 Pholi v Wearne [2014] NSWCATAP 78I Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 69 Reisner v Bratt [2004] NSWCA Roberts v Harkness [2018] VSCA 215 The Owners – Strata Plan 21702 v Krimbogiannos [2014] NSWCA 411 Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378 Texts Cited: Council of Australasian Tribunals' Tribunal Excellence Framework 2017 NCAT Annual Report for 2019-2020 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Appellant: Cameron Arthur Taylor Respondent: The Owners – SP No 61285 Representation: wmd Law (Appellant) Mr J McGrath (agent for Respondent) File Number(s): 2021/00181445 Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Citation: [2021] NSWCATCD Date of Decision: 03 June 2021 Before: G Ellis SC, Senior Member . File Number(s): SC 21/04852, SC 21/13605