Promina Design & Construction Pty Ltd v The Owners—Strata Plan No 97449 [2023] NSWCATAP 252

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Promina Design & Construction Pty Ltd v The Owners—Strata Plan No 97449 [2023] NSWCATAP 252 Hearing dates: 30 May 2023 Date of orders: 05 September 2023 Decision date: 05 September 2023 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: D Robertson, Senior Member E Bishop SC, Senior Member Decision: 1. Grant the appellant leave to appeal. 2. The appeal is dismissed. 3. Either party may, within 14 days of the date of publication of these reasons, file and serve submissions, not exceeding five pages, and any evidence relied upon in support, seeking an order in relation to the costs of the appeal. 4. If either party files submissions pursuant to order (3), the other party may file and serve submissions not exceeding five pages in response to any such submissions, and any evidence relied upon in support, within a further 14 days. 5. Any submissions filed in accordance with orders (3) and (4) should address the issue whether the question of costs can be determined on the basis of the written submissions and without a further hearing. 6. If neither party files submissions in accordance with order (3) there will be no order in relation to the costs of the appeal. Catchwords: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION — Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) s 48K — Jurisdiction of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal — Claim for breach of statutory warranty — Section 48K(3) does not limit the Tribunal's jurisdiction in respect of claims for breach of statutory warranty — Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act Schedule 4 clause 6 — Power of the Tribunal to transfer proceedings to a court — The Tribunal has power to transfer proceedings to a court even where the Tribunal has no jurisdiction in respect of the claim — Consideration of the circumstances in which it will be appropriate to order the transfer of proceedings Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Sch 4 cl 6 Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Act 2001 (NSW) Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW) Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) ss 18B, 18C, 18D, 18E, 48K, 48L Home Building Act Amendment Act 2011 (NSW) Home Building Act Amendment Act 2014 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2012 (NSW) Cases Cited: Atkinson v Crowley [2011] NSWCA 194 Bailey v Owners Corporation of Strata Plan 62666 [2011] NSWCA 293 BKB Constructions Pty Ltd v Sawan [2022] NSWCATAP 103 Champion Homes Pty Ltd v Guirgis [2018] NSWCATAP 54 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Diao v Rawson Homes Pty Ltd [2021] NSWCATAP 273 Draybi Bros Pty Ltd v Diab [2014] NSWCATCD 67 Dyldam Developments Pty Ltd v The Owners Strata Plan 85305 (2020) 104 NSWLR 19; [2020] NSWCA 327 Jones t/a Oz Style Homes v Panchal [2018] NSWCATAP 238 Marks v Stafflair [2012] NSWCTTT 199 Maygood Australia Pty Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan No 85338 [2020] NSWCATAP 237 McIntosh v National Australia Bank (1988) 17 FCR 482 No 20 Cannon Street Ltd v Singer & Friedlander Ltd [1974] Ch 229 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 Promina Design & Construction Pty Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan No 97449 [2023] NSWCATAP 122 S & G Homes Pty Ltd t/as Pavilion Homes v Owen [2015] NSWCATAP 190 Stevenson v Ashton [2019] NSWSC 1689 The Owners – Strata Plan No 70030 v Decon Australia Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 347 The Owners Strata Plan 83405 v Ralan (Culworth) Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 578 Tinsley v Masterton Homes Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCTTT 26 Todorovska v Brydens Lawyers Pty Ltd (2022) 108 NSWLR 147; [2022] NSWCA 47 Vero Insurance Ltd v Buckle [2008] NSWSC 73 Wilson v Chan & Naylor [2018] NSWCATAP 311 Wilson v Chan & Naylor Parramatta Pty Ltd (2020) 103 NSWLR 140; [2020] NSWCA 213 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Promina Design & Construction Pty Ltd (Appellant) The Owners – Strata Plan No 97449 (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Smartt (Appellant) B Anderson (Respondent)