Rauf v Vartanian; Vartanian v Rauf [2023] NSWCATAP 238

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Rauf v Vartanian; Vartanian v Rauf [2023] NSWCATAP 238 Hearing dates: 4 July 2023 Date of orders: 23 August 2023 Decision date: 23 August 2023 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: S Thode, Principal Member J S Currie, Senior Member Decision: 2023/00115571: 1. The appeal is allowed. 2. Order 1 made in HB 22/53342 on 29 March 2023 is set aside. 3. In lieu thereof the Appeal Panel makes the following order. Anmar Rauf is to pay Emil Vartanian the sum of $8,450 immediately. 2023/00139085: 1. Leave to appeal is refused. 2. The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: APPEALS- BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION – contract not in writing –need to prove loss or damage arises - new decision substituted. Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW); sections 36 (1), (2),(4), 38 (2), (5), 80, Schedule 4 clause 12 (1), Cases Cited: Café Great v Oh [2019] NSWCATAP 30 Cominos v Di Rico [2016] NSWCATAP 5 Eadie v Harvey [2017] NSWCATAP 201 Ikimdzhieva trading as C & L Upholstery Services v Fudala [2017] NSWCATAP 196 Italiano v Carbone [2005] NSWCA 177 Kioa v West [1985] HCA 81; (1985) 159 CLR 550 Mifsud v Campbell (1991) 21 NSWLR 725; Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 69 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs; Ex Parte Lam (2003) 214 CLR 1 Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services v Smith [2017] NSWCA 206 ZAG v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2016] NSWCATAP 19 ZAN v The Public Guardian [2016] NSWCATAP 20 Texts Cited: Aronson, Groves and Weeks, Judicial Review of Administrative Action, (Thomson Reuters 7th ed, 2022) at paragraphs [8.50]- [8.90] Robinson and Lucy, NCAT Practice and Procedure, 2nd edition 2020, at [NCATA80.30] Category: Principal judgment Parties: 2023/00115571 Ahmad Mohand Rauf (Appellant) Emil Vartanian (Respondent)