Beitzel v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 67504 & Ors [2023] NSWCATCD 96

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Beitzel v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 67504 & Ors [2023] NSWCATCD 96 Hearing dates: 21 and 22 November 2022 (last submissions received 3 March 2023) Date of orders: 29 August 2023 Decision date: 29 August 2023 Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Before: D Moujalli, Senior Member Decision: The Application is dismissed. Catchwords: STRATA TITLES LAW - strata schemes - common property – refusal to make common property rights by-law – whether refusal unreasonable – challenge to credibility of witnesses – application of rule in Browne v Dunn to proceeding in Tribunal Legislation Cited: Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 (Qld), s 276 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), s 38 Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW), ss 126, 149, 226 Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 (NSW), s 140 Cases Cited: Ainsworth v Albrecht (2016) 261 CLR 167 Ashbee v The Owners - Strata Plan No 11761 [2018] NSWCATCD 80 Boston Clothing Co Pty Ltd v Margaronis (1992) 27 NSWLR 580 Bruce v Knight [2021] NSWCATAP 224 Dasreef Pty Ltd v Hawchar (2011) 243 CLR 588 Fong v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 82783 [2022] NSWCATCD 56 Kaye v The Owners - Strata Plan No 4350 [2022] NSWSC 1386 Makita (Australia) Pty Limited v Sprowles (2001) 52 NSWLR 705 Owners Corporation SP7596 v Risidore [2003] NSWSC 966 The Owners – Strata Plan No 12289 v Donaldson [2019] NSWCATAP 213 The Owners — Strata Plan No 69140 v Drewe [2017] NSWSC 845 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rebecca Ann Beitzel (Applicant)