Scozza v JIH Building Design Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCATCD 120

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Scozza v JIH Building Design Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCATCD 120 Hearing dates: 18 August 2023 Date of orders: 25 September 2023 Decision date: 25 September 2023 Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Before: K George, General Member Decision: 1. The application is dismissed. Catchwords: CONSUMER LAW — Consumer guarantees — Supply of services — Guarantee as to due care and skill — Guarantee as to fitness for a particular purpose — Guarantee as to reasonable time for supply Legislation Cited: Australian Consumer Law 2010 (NSW) Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) Fair Trading Regulation 2019 (NSW) Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) Cases Cited: Ballard v Multiplex [2012] NSWSC 426 Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] HCA 34 Deacon v National Strategic Constructions Pty Ltd; National Strategic Constructions Pty Ltd v Deacon [2017] NSWCATAP 185 Duran and Duran v Tafra Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCATCD 110 Hadley v Baxendale (1854) 9 Ex 341 JLW (Vic) Pty Ltd v Tsiloglou [1994] 1 VR 237 Khan v Khang [2014] NSWCATAP 48 Let's Go Adventures Pty Ltd v Barrett [2017] NSWCA 243 McCrohan v Harith [2010] NSWCA 67 Nguyen v Cosmopolitan Homes [2008] NSWCA 246 Panico v Mollier Enterprises Pty Limited t/a JC Diesel Tune [2021] NSWCATCD 56 Placer (Granny Smith) Pty Ltd v Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd (2003) 77 ALJR 768 Pollock v NSW Trustee & Guardian [2022] NSWSC 923 Sabouni v Revelop Building and Developments Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 31 State of New South Wales v Moss (2000) 54 NSWLR 536 Strogylos t/as Auto Clinic St Andrews v Vella [2020] NSWCATAP 156 Troulis v Vamvoukakis [1998] NSWCA 237 Warner v Hung, in the matter of Bellpac Pty Ltd (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (In Liquidation) (No 2) (2011) 297 ALR 56 Texts Cited: Corones' Australian Consumer Law, 5th ed, 2023 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Marina Scozza (Applicant)