Keevers v Sarraf Property Group Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1017

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Keevers v Sarraf Property Group Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1017 Hearing dates: 8 March 2022 Date of orders: 28 July 2022 Decision date: 28 July 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: (1) Leave to appeal pursuant to s 83(1) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) is refused. (2) The amended summons filed 26 October 2021 is dismissed. (3) The stay orders made on 8 July 2022 in this Court are dissolved. (4) The plaintiff is to pay the defendants' costs. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – NCAT Appeal – Leave to appeal – Whether the Appeal Panel erred in joining parties – Whether there was an injustice going beyond what was reasonably arguable – Whether there is an issue of principle or a question of public importance – Appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) ss 44, 80 Strata Schemes Development Act 2015 (NSW) Part 10 Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) ss 86, 87, 237 to s 86 Strata Schemes Management Act Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 6.19 Cases Cited: Adam P Brown Male Fashions v Phillip Morris (1981) 148 CLR 170 Administration of Papua New Guinea v Daera Guba (1972) 130 CLR 353 Australian Railways Union v Victorian Railways (1971) 125 CLR 319 Be Financial Pty Ltd as Trustee for Be Financial Operations Trust v Das [2012] NSWCA 164 Browne v Dunne (1893) 6 R 67 Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force v Fine [2014] NSWCA 327 Corcoran v Far [2020] NSWCA 140 Coulter v R [1988] HCA 3; 164 CLR 350 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 Glenquarry Park Investments Pty Ltd v Hegyesi [2019] NSWSC 1120 House of Spring Gardens Ltd v Waite [1991] 1 QB 241 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; 55 CLR 499 Huang v Attapallil & Ors [2017] NSWCA 181 Kuhl v Zurich Financial Services Australia [2011] HCA 11; (2011) 243 CLR 361 Lee v New South Wales Crime Commission (2012) 224 A Crim R 94; [2012] NSWCA 262 Macquane Developments Pty Ltd & Anor v Forrester & Anor [2005] NSWSC 674 Nana Ofori Atta II v Nana Abu Bonsra II [1958] AC 95 at 102 Nominal Defendant v Manning (2000) 50 NSWLR 139, [2000] NSWCA 80 Osborne v Smith (1960) 105 CLR 153 PPK Willoughby v Baird [2019] NSWCA 48 Rice Marketing Board for the State of New South Wales v Forbidden Foods Pty Limited; Forbidden Foods Pty Limited v Rice Marketing Board for the State of New South Wales [2020] NSWCATAP 182 Rosenberg v Percival (2001) 205 CLR 434; [2001] HCA 18 Tan v Owners Corporation Strata Plan 22014 (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 1920 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Francis Keevers (Plaintiff) Sarraf Property Group Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Konn Palonis (Second Defendant) Owners of Strata Plan 1813 (Third Defendant) Peta Bourke (Fourth Defendant) Joanna Fardell (Fifth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: S. Philips (Plaintiff) G. Sirtes SC (First, Second and Third Defendants)