O’Gorman & ors v Albion Park Real Estate Pty Ltd t/as Ray White Albion Park [2023] NSWCATCD 21

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: O'Gorman & ors v Albion Park Real Estate Pty Ltd t/as Ray White Albion Park [2023] NSWCATCD 21 Hearing dates: 9 January 2023 Date of orders: 23 February 2023 Decision date: 23 February 2023 Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Before: P Boyce, Senior Member Decision: The applicants, Simon Peter O'Gorman, Paul Francis O'Gorman and Gregory Austin O'Gorman must pay to the respondent, Albion Park Real Estate Pty Ltd trading as Ray White Albion Park the amount of $28,000.00 by 7 March 2023. Catchwords: CONSUMER LAW — Licensed real estate agent —Agency agreement — Sale of property — Whether agent effectively introduced purchaser to property —Whether commission payable Legislation Cited: Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) Property Stock and Agents Act 2002 (NSW) Property Stock and Agents Regulation 2014 (NSW) The Australian Consumer Law Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cwlth) Cases Cited: Outerbridge trading as Century 21 Plateau Lifestyle Real Estate v Hall [2020] NSWCA 205 Simeon Property Pty Ltd v Chadban; Chadban v Simeon Property Pty Ltd [2021] NSWCATCD 156 Depune Prestige Residential Marketing Pty Limited v Depune Pty Limited [2008] NSWCA 179 LJ Hooker Ltd v WJ Adams Estates Pty Ltd [1977] HCA 13; (1977) 138 CLR 52 Moneywood Pty Ltd v Salamon Nominees Pty Ltd [2001] HCA 2; (2001) 202 CLR 351 Emmons Mount Gambier Pty Ltd v Specialist Solicitors Network Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 117 Texts Cited: None Category: Principal judgment Parties: Simon Peter O'Gorman Paul Francis O'Gorman Gregory Austin O'Gorman (Applicants)