Diaspora Holdings Pty Limited & Anor v The Owners Strata Plan No. 68608 [2024] NSWDC 46

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Diaspora Holdings Pty Limited & Anor v The Owners Strata Plan No. 68608 [2024] NSWDC 46 Hearing dates: 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 October 2023, 2 and 3 November 2023, and 11 December 2023 Date of orders: 01 March 2024 Decision date: 01 March 2024 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Weber SC DCJ Decision: 1) That there be judgment and verdict for the defendant against the plaintiffs. 2) The plaintiffs pay the defendant's costs. Catchwords: STRATA PLANS - Operation of Car Park contrary to development application - Whether the tort of unlawful interference with trade forms part of the common law of Australia Legislation Cited: Interpretation Act 1987 Local Government Act 1919 Local Government Act 1993 Motor Traffic and Transport (Amendment) Act 1955 Strata Schemes Management Act Cases Cited: Baulkham Hills Shire Council v Mekol Pty Limited (No. 2) [1970] 3 NSWSR 206 Canberra Data Centres Pty Ltd v Vibe Constructions (ACT) Pty Ltd [2010] ACTSC 20 Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union v Boral Resources (Vic) Pty Limited [2014] VSC 571 Deepcliff Pty Ltd v The Council of the City of Gold Coast [2001] QCA 342 Farah Constructions Pty Limited v Say-Dee Pty Limited (2007) 230 CLR 89 Hardie Finance Corporation Pty Limited v Ahern (No.3) [2010] WASC 403 Johnson v Perez (1988) 166 CLR 351 Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1997) 189 CLR 520 OBG v Allan [2008] 1 AC 1 Robson v Leischke [2008] 72 NSWLR 98 Sanders v Snell (1998) 196 CLR 329 Spencer v The Commonwealth (1907) 5 CLR 418 Terry Cross Financial Services v Misiti [2008] NSWSC 1365 The Owners – Strata Plan No. 4983 v Canny [2018] NSWCA 275 Warringah Shire Council v KVM Investments Pty Limited (1981) 45 LGRA 425 Category: Principal judgment Parties: 1st Plaintiff: Diaspora Holding Pty Ltd