PJ Cook Building Pty Ltd v Reid [2024] NSWCATAP 45

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: PJ Cook Building Pty Ltd v Reid [2024] NSWCATAP 45 Hearing dates: 11 December 2023 Date of orders: 25 March 2024 Decision date: 25 March 2024 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: S Thode, Principal Member R C Titterton OAM, Senior Member Decision: Leave to appeal is refused and the appeal is otherwise dismissed. Catchwords: APPEALS — building and construction — statutory warranties — onus of proof — no issue of principle — no error of fact Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), ss 80, 81, Sch 4, cl 12(1) Home Building Act 1989 (NSW), s 18B Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW), r 35(4) Cases Cited: Al-Daouk v Mr Pine Pty Ltd t/as Furnco Bankstown [2015] NSWCATAP 111 CEO of Customs v AMI Toyota Ltd (2000) 102 FCR 578; [2000] FCA 1343 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Cominos v Di Rico [2016] NSWCATAP 5 Craig v The State of South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163 Elsayed v Tassone [2022] NSWCATAP 69 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 John Prendergast & Vanessa Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 69 Lee v Lee (2019) 266 CLR 129; [2019] HCA 28 Maclean v Brylweski [2023] NSWCA 173 Ryan v BKB Motor Vehicle Repairs Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCATAP 39 Texts Cited: None Category: Principal judgment Parties: PJ Cook Building Pty Ltd (Appellant) Liesel Reid (Respondent) Representation: Solicitor: Peninsula Law (Appellant) Respondent (self-represented) File Number(s): 2023/00310018 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Citation: N/A Date of Decision: 06 September 2023 Before: M Zraika File Number(s): HB 23/28409