Huang t/as Auchland & Co v Fang and Luk [2023] NSWCATAP 200

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Huang t/as Auchland & Co v Fang and Luk [2023] NSWCATAP 200 Hearing dates: 20 June 2023 Date of orders: 26 July 2023 Decision date: 26 July 2023 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: S Westgarth, Deputy President M Deane, Senior Member Decision: 1. Leave to appeal refused. 2. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: APPEALS – appeal from decision concerning a consumer claim for provision of services – time limit for accrual of jurisdiction – whether Tribunal has jurisdiction – advice given in breach of Australian Consumer Law – bias Legislation Cited: Australian Consumer Law (NSW) Civil & Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) Duties Act 1997 (NSW) Tax Administration Act 1996(NSW) Cases Cited: Barbour v Autosports Five Dock Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCATAP 141 Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 69 Roberts v Chan & Naylor Parramatta Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCATAP 69 Scarcella v Lettice [2000] NSWCA 289 Wardley Australia Ltd v Western Australia [1992] HCA 55; (1992) 175 CLR 514 Texts Cited: Not applicable Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jian Er Huang trading as Auchland & Co (Appellant) Hailian Fang and Wing Chuen Luk (Respondents) Representation: Self-represented File Number(s): 2023/00132815 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: New South Wales Civil & Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction: Consumer & Commercial Division Citation: Not applicable Date of Decision: 29 March 2023 Before: J Levingston (General Member) File Number(s): GEN 22/48776