Actol Pty Ltd v Rise Products Pty Ltd; Rise Products Pty Ltd v Actol Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] NSWCATAP 322

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Actol Pty Ltd v Rise Products Pty Ltd; Rise Products Pty Ltd v Actol Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] NSWCATAP 322 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 04 December 2023 Decision date: 04 December 2023 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: A Suthers, Principal Member G Curtin SC, Senior Member Decision: 1. A further hearing of the remaining issues is dispensed with. 2. The application to vary order 4 made on 18 September 2023 in these proceedings is refused. 3. Leave to appeal in respect of order 3 of the decision of the Tribunal in proceedings HB 20/35833 is granted. 4. That order is varied and is now: "3. Actol Pty Ltd is to pay seventy percent of the costs of Rise Products Pty Ltd as agreed or as assessed." Catchwords: APPEALS – costs – redetermination of costs at first instance after successful appeal - statutory interpretation – when amendment increasing Tribunal's monetary jurisdictional limit in claims under the Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) takes effect Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW) Cases Cited: Actol Pty Ltd v Rise Products Pty Ltd; Rise Products Pty Ltd v Actol Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCATAP 259 Actol Pty Ltd v Rise Products Pty Ltd; Rise Products Pty Ltd v Benth Holdings Pty Ltd t/as Gledswood Projects (No 2) [2023] NSWCATCD 49 Bostik Australia Pty Ltd v Liddiard (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 304 Dodds Family Investments Pty Ltd v Lane Industries Pty Ltd (1993) 26 IPR 261 at 272 House v R (1936) 55 CLR 499 James v Surf Road Nominees Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 296 McInnes v Rheem Australia Pty Limited [2021] NSWCA 89 Mobis Parts Australia Pty Ltd v XL Insurance Company SE (No 2) [2019] NSWCA 19 Noor v The Owners - Strata Plan No 72939 (No 3) [2023] NSWCATAP 275 Permanent Trustee Aust Ltd v FAI General Insurance Co Ltd (unreported, Hodgson CJ in Eq, NSWSC, 3 June 1998) Roberts v The Owners - Strata Plan No 4393 [2023] NSWCATAP 119 Veney v The Owners - Strata Plan No 2245 [2023] NSWCATAP 262 Xiao v BCEG International (Australia) Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] NSWCA 87 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rise Products Pty Ltd (Appellant) Actol Pty Ltd (First Respondent) Daniel Pszczonka (Second Respondent) Benth Holdings Pty Ltd t/as Gledswood Projects (Third Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J O'Sullivan (Appellant) C Carter (First Respondent)