The Owners – Strata Plan No. 64807 v Sunaust Properties Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCATCD 2

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: The Owners – Strata Plan No. 64807 v Sunaust Properties Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCATCD 2 Hearing dates: 18 December 2023 Date of orders: 16 January 2024 Decision date: 16 January 2024 Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Before: M Harrowell, Deputy President Decision: 1. The application to dismiss the proceedings is refused. 2. The application to transfer these proceedings to the Supreme Court of New South Wales is refused. 3. The proceedings are stayed until the finalisation of Supreme Court proceedings 2020/311156. 4. These proceedings are listed for directions on 31 October 2024. 5. The application to amend the application is refused. 6. Costs of the application are reserved. 7. Liberty to apply. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Transfer of proceedings from Consumer and Commercial Division of NCAT to a court – Sch 4 cl 6 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 – effect of Sch 4 cl 5 (jurisdiction to determine issues) on power of transfer – relevant considerations in determining whether to transfer proceedings. Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 (NSW) (repealed) Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) Cases Cited: Aboriginal Housing Company Ltd v Kaye-Engel (No.3) [2014] NSWSC 718 Australian Executor Trustees Ltd v Steak Plains Olive Farm [2014] NSWCATCD 248 Di Liristi v Matautia Developments Pty Ltd (No 6) [2021] NSWSC 663 Di Liristi v Matautia Developments Pty Ltd (No 7) [2021] NSWSC 760 Di Liristi v Matautia Developments Pty Ltd [2021] NSWCA 163 Di Liristi v Matautia Developments Pty Ltd (2021) 396 ALR 545; [2021] NSWCA 328 Gunner v Lawrence [2015] NSWCATCD 127 Lawrence v Gunner; Gunner the Lawrence [2015] NSWSC 944 Lawrence v Gunner; Gunner v Lawrence [2015] NSWSC 1229 Steak Plains Olive Farm Pty Ltd v Australian Executor Trustees Limited [2015] NSWSC 289 Sunaust Properties Pty Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan No 64807 [2022] NSWCATAP 246 Sunaust Properties Pty Ltd t/as Central Sydney Realty v The Owners – Strata Plan No 64807 [2023] NSWCA 188 Sunaust Properties Pty Ltd v The Owners SP No 64807 (No 2) [2022] NSWCATAP 335 Sunol v Collier [2012] NSWCA 14 The Owners – Strata Plan No. 54026 v UniLodge Australia Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCATAP 289 The Owners Corporation – Strata Plan 64807 v BCS Strata Management Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1040 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Procedural rulings Parties: The Owners – Strata Plan No. 64807 (Applicant) Sunaust Properties Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel R Gration (Applicant) E Young (Respondent)