Ashlin v The Owners-Strata Plan No 50705 [2021] NSWCATAP 413

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Ashlin v The Owners-Strata Plan No 50705 [2021] NSWCATAP 413 Hearing dates: 23 November 2021 Date of orders: 21 December 2021 Decision date: 21 December 2021 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: The Hon Cowdroy AO QC ADCJ, Principal Member G Sarginson, Senior Member Decision: (1) Leave to appeal the decision of the Tribunal is refused. (2) The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: APPEALS - Land law - Strata titles - Owners corporation - Duty to repair common property - Whether duty breached - Whether decision fair and equitable Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Strata Schemes Management Act 2016 (NSW) Cases Cited: Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Cervantes [2012] NSWCA 244; (2012) 61 MVR 443 Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corporation [1948] 1 KB 223 CEO of Customs v AMI Toyota Ltd (2000) 102 FCR 578 (Full Ct); [2000] FCA 1343 Colchester v Peck (1926] 2 KB 366 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Craig v State of South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163 [1995] HCA 58 Eadie v Harvey [2017] NSWCATAP 201 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 at 505; [1936] HCA 40 Johnson v Johnson [1900] P. 19 Lawless v R (1979) 142 CLR 659 Legal Profession Complaints Committee v Rayney [2017] WASCA 78 Mifsud v Campbell (1991) 21 NSWLR 725 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332 at 364; [2013] HCA 18 Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd v Economic Regulation Authority [2014] WASC 346 Pollard v RRR Corporation Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 110 Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 69 R v Kelly 1965 1 WLR 730. Rodger v De Gelder; [2015] NSWCA 211; (2015) 71 MVR 514 Siewa Pty Ltd v The Owners Strata Plan 35042 [2006] NSWSC 1157 The Owners Strata Plan No 80412 v Vickery [2021] NSWCATAP 98 The Owners Strata Plan SP 20211 v Rosenthal; Rosenthal v The Owners Strata Plan SP 20211 [2018] NSWCATAP 243 Wehi v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 1176 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Geoffrey Eric John Ashlin (Appellant) The Owners-Strata Plan No 50705 (Respondent) Representation: G. Ashlin (Self-represented-Appellant) R. Spencer and I. Hurrell (Strata committee members-Respondent) File Number(s): 2021/00268012 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Citation: N/A Date of Decision: 27 August 2021 Before: G Ellis SC, Senior Member File Number(s): SC 21/18684