De-La-Garde v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 3260 [2022] NSWCATCD 178

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: De-La-Garde v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 3260 [2022] NSWCATCD 178 Hearing dates: 7 and 8 July 2022 Date of orders: 25 October 2022 Decision date: 25 October 2022 Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Before: D Moujalli, Senior Member Decision: The respondent to pay 60% of the applicant's costs of the proceeding on the ordinary basis, as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: COSTS – exercise of discretion to award costs where proceeding has settled without a hearing on the merits – defect in common property – repair of common property Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), ss 36 and 60 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014, r 38(2)(b) Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW), ss 106, 232, 237 and 241 Cases Cited: Ashlin v The Owners-Strata Plan No 50705 [2021] NSWCATAP 413 Dehsabzi v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 83556 [2019] NSWCATAP 65 Glenquarry Park Investments Pty Ltd v Hegyesi [2019] NSWSC 425 Hertslet v Doherty [2016] NSWCATAP 46 Hoare and Ors v The Owners-Strata Plan No 73905 [2018] NSWCATCD 45 James and Ors v Surf Road Nominees Pty Ltd and Ors [No 2] [2005] NSWCA 296 Lam v Steve Jarvin Motors Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCATAP 186 Linney v The Owners - Strata Plan No. 11669 [2021] NSWCATCD 123 Lockrey v Rosewall [2022] NSWCATCD 27 Nichols v NFS Agribusiness Pty Ltd (2018) 97 NSWLR 681; [2018] NSWCA 84 Re Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs; ex parte Lai Qin (1997) 186 CLR 622 Ridis v Strata Plan 10308 [2005] NSWCA 246; (2005) 63 NSWLR 449 Seiwa Australian Pty Ltd v Owners Strata Plan 25042 [2006] NSWSC 1157 Stolfa v Owners Strata Plan 4366 [2009] NSWSC 589 The Owners Strata Plan SP 20211 v Rosenthal [2018] NSWCATAP 243 The Owners Strata Plan No 80412 v Vickery [2021] NSWCATAP 98 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Darren De-La-Garde (Applicant)