Culina v Timilty Constructions PL [2022] NSWCATCD 109

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Culina v Timilty Constructions PL [2022] NSWCATCD 109 Hearing dates: 21 January 2022 Date of orders: 23 June 2022 Decision date: 23 June 2022 Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Before: G K Burton SC, Senior Member Decision: 1. Order that the respondent Timilty Constructions PL pay Dean Culina $61,012.08 on or before 21 July 2022. 2. Order as follows in respect of costs: (a) Any party wishing to seek an order for costs is to file and serve that application with any further documents and any submissions relating to that application (including any request with supporting reasons for a further hearing on costs) on or before 7 July 2022. (b) Any documents and submissions in response to material served under (a) is to be filed and served on or before 21 July 2022. (c) Documents and submissions filed and served are not to repeat existing evidence and submissions but may cross-refer to them. Catchwords: BUILDING and CONSTRUCTION - HOME BUILDING – alleged defective work – work order or money order – Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) ss 3B, 18B, 18E, 48MA, 48O Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW) Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) Home Building Regulation 2014 (NSW) Cases Cited: Barwick v Shetab [2017] NSWCATAP 127 Bellgrove v Eldridge (1954) 90 CL BNT Constructions PL v Allen [2017] NSWCATAP 186 Bonita v Shen [2016] NSWCATAP 159 Brennan Constructions PL v Davison [2018] NSWCATAP 210 Brooks v Gannon Constructions PL [2017] NSWCATCD 12 Catapult Constructions PL v Denison [2018] NSWCATAP 158 Clements v Murphy [2018] NSWCATAP 152 Downer EDI Rail PL v John Holland PL [2018] NSWSC 326 Galdona v Peacock [2017] NSWCATAP 64 GPM Constructions PL v Baker [2018] NSWCATAP 119 Johnson t/as One Tree Constructions v Lukeman [2017] NSWCATAP 45 Karakominakis v Big Country Developments PL [2000] NSWCA 313 Kumar v Sabharwal [2017] NSWCATAP 200 Kurmond Homes v Marsden [2018] NSWCATAP 23 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534 Maiolo v Chiarelli [2016] NSWCATAP 81 Marr v JCK Building Solutions PL [2018] NCATCCD, unreported, 4 December 2018, HB 16/43946 Oppidan Homes PL v Yang [2017] NSWCATAP 67 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Owners SP 76674 v Di Blasio Constructions PL [2014] NSWSC 1067 Owners SP 78465 v MD Constructions PL [2016] NSWSC 162 Petropoulos v CPD Holdings PL t/as The Bathroom Exchange (No 2) [2018] NSWCATAP 233 Probuild Constructions (Aust) PL v DDI Group PL (2017) 95 NSWLR 82; [2017] NSWCA 151 Tabcorp Holdings Ltd v Bowen Investments PL (2009) 236 CLR 272, [2009] HCA 8 TCN Channel 9 PL v Hayden Enterprises PL (1989) 16 NSWLR 130 Thompson v Chapman [2016] NSWCATAP 6 Unity Insurance Brokers PL v Rocco Pezzano PL (1998) 192 CLR 603 Walker Group Constructions PL v Tzaneros Investments PL [2017] NSWCA 27 White v Sunrise Pools Aust PL [2017] NSWCATAP 216 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Dean Culina (Applicant) Timilty Constructions PL (Respondent) Representation: Applicant (Self-represented) M Timilty (Director) (Respondent) File Number(s): HB 21/19975 Publication restriction: Nil