Sunaust Properties Pty Ltd t/as Central Sydney Realty v The Owners – Strata Plan No 64807 [2023] NSWCA 188

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Sunaust Properties Pty Ltd t/as Central Sydney Realty v The Owners – Strata Plan No 64807 [2023] NSWCA 188 Hearing dates: 19 June 2023 Date of orders: 14 August 2023 Decision date: 14 August 2023 Before: Meagher JA at [1]; Stern JA at [2]; Basten AJA at [141]. Decision: (1) Leave to appeal is granted. (2) Direct that within seven days the applicant file a notice of appeal in the form of the draft amended notice of appeal dated 27 January 2023. (3) The appeal is dismissed. (4) The applicant to pay the respondent's costs of the appeal. Catchwords: JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS – amending, varying and setting aside – powers of NCAT – correction under slip rule –proceedings remitted by Appeal Panel without considering fundamental jurisdictional issue – power to vary order and issue second decision LAND LAW – strata title – caretaker agreements – power to terminate – agreement entered into prior to statutory power to terminate – application by owners corporation to NCAT – power under Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW), s 72 to terminate agreement STATUTORY INTERPRETATION – amendment and repeal – caretaker agreement entered into in 2001 – effect of transitional provisions – whether transitional provision applying to one class of earlier agreements by implication excluded other agreements Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), ss 3, 5, 27, 28, 32, 35, 36, 38, 61, 62, 63, 80, 81, 83, Sch 4, cl 5(7) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 56 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), ss 30, 33, 34, 35 Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 (NSW), ss 8(2), 12, 13, 61(1), Pt 1 Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW), ss 4, 9, 12, 66, 67, 68, 72, 275, Sch 3, cll 1, 3, 15 Strata Schemes Management Amendment Act 2002 (NSW), ss 40A, 40B, 40C, 183A, Sch 4, Pt 4, cl 12 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 75A Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 36.17 Cases Cited: Australia City Properties Management Pty Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan No 65111 [2020] NSWSC 1505 Australian City Properties Management Pty Ltd v The Owners - Strata Plan No 65111 [2021] NSWCA 162 Bruce v Knight (No 3) [2021] NSWCATAP 343 Colley v Futurebrand FHA Pty Ltd (2005) 63 NSWLR 291; [2005] NSWCA 223 Elyard Corporation Pty Ltd v DDB Needham Sydney Pty Ltd (1995) 61 FCR 385; [1995] FCA 943 Expo Aluminium (NSW) Pty Ltd v Pateman Pty Ltd (No 2) [1991] NSWCA 92 Greylag Goose Leasing 1410 Designated Activity Company v PT Garuda Indonesia Ltd [2023] NSWCA 134 Ivanhoe Gold Corporation Ltd v Symonds (1906) 4 CLR 642; [1906] HCA 71 Lambourne v Baker (No 3) [2022] NSWCA 25 Lawrence v Ciantar (No 2) [2020] NSWCA 186 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Bhardwaj (2002) 209 CLR 587; [2002] HCA 11 Mutual Shipping Corp of New York v the Bayshore Shipping Co of Monrovia [1985] 1 All ER 520; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep 189 MZXOT v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship (2008) 233 CLR 601; [2008] HCA 27 Newmont Yandal Operations Pty Ltd v The J Aron Corporation & The Goldman Sachs Group Inc (2007) 70 NSWLR 411; [2007] NSWCA 195 R v Cripps; ex parte Muldoon [1984] 1 QB 686 Regis Towers Real Estate v The Owners – Strata Plan 56443 [2002] NSWSC 1153 Roads & Traffic Authority (NSW) v Palmer (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 140 Storey & Keers Pty Ltd v Johnstone (1987) 9 NSWLR 446 Sunaust Properties Pty Ltd v Owners of Strata Plan 64807 (No 2) [2022] NSWCATAP 335 Sunaust Properties Pty Ltd v Owners of Strata Plan 64807 Pty Ltd [2022] NSWCATAP 246 The Owners – Strata Plan No 64807 v Sunaust Properties Pty Ltd [2022] NSWCATCD 20 Tonab Investments Pty Ltd v Optima Developments Pty Ltd (2015) 90 NSWLR 268; [2015] NSWCA 287 Toth v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2017] NSWCA 344 Zhiva Living Dural Pty Ltd v Hornsby Shire Council [2020] NSWCA 180 Zoef v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] NSWCA 2 Texts Cited: New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 30 October 2002 Explanatory Note, Strata Schemes Management Bill 2015 (NSW) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sunaust Properties Pty Ltd t/as Central Sydney Realty (Applicant) The Owners – Strata Plan No 64807 (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: E Young with L Robb Vujcic (Applicant) R Gration (Respondent)