Kumar v Trustee for the Diskoros FT t/as Diskoros Building Certifiers [2022] NSWCATCD 89

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Kumar v Trustee for the Diskoros FT t/as Diskoros Building Certifiers [2022] NSWCATCD 89 Hearing dates: 5 April 2022 Date of orders: 14 June 2022 Decision date: 11 June 2022 Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Before: G K Burton SC, Senior Member Decision: 1. Application dismissed. Catchwords: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION – Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) ss 48A, 48K, Sch 1 para 2(1) – jurisdiction - building claim – building services - residential building work – time limitations CONSUMER LAW – jurisdiction – consumer guarantees - scope and effect of compromise of prior proceedings Legislation Cited: Australian Consumer Law Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW) Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bajimaya v Reward Homes PL [2021] NSWCATAP 297 Grant v John Grant & Sons PL (1954) 91 CLR 112 Safi v Heartland Motors PL t/as Heartland Chrysler [2016] NSWCATAP 80 Wardley Australia Ltd v Western Australia (1992) 175 CLR 514 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sanjeet Kumar (Applicant) Trustee for the Diskoros Family Trust trading as Diskoros Building Certifiers Representation: Applicant (Self represented) Mr K Diskoros (Respondent) File Number(s): HB 22/01707 Publication restriction: Nil