Bondi Builders Pty Limited v Dennett [2022] NSWCATAP 317

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Bondi Builders Pty Limited v Dennett [2022] NSWCATAP 317 Hearing dates: 15 September 2022 Date of orders: 06 October 2022 Decision date: 06 October 2022 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: C Fougere, Principal Member G Ellis SC, Senior Member Decision: 1) Leave to appeal is refused. 2) As a result, the appeal is dismissed. 3) As to the costs of the appeal, the appellant is to pay the costs of the respondents, on the ordinary basis, as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: COSTS – Challenge to the exercise of discretion – no question of principle involved Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), s 60, s 80, Schedule 4, cl 12 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW), r 25, 38, 38A Cases Cited: Bonita v Shen [2016] NSWCATAP 159 Bostik Australia v Liddiard (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 304 Cachia v Hanes [1994] HCA 14 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 eMove Pty Ltd v Dickinson [2015] NSWCATAP 94 House v The King [1936] HCA 40, 55 CLR 499 Latoudis v Casey [1990] HCA 59 News v Cotes [2019] NSWCATAP 186, Oshlak v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11 Pholi v Wearne [2014] NSWCATAP 78 Ryan v BKB Motor Vehicle Repairs Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCATAP 39 Smith v Giro Construction Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCATAP 214 Thompson v Chapman [2016] NSWCATAP 6 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Bondi Builders Pty Limited (Appellant) Brady Dennett and Paul Argus (Respondents) Representation: Counsel: B Phillips (Appellant)