Hunt v The Owners - Strata Plan No 1158/84199 [2024] NSWCATAP 65

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hunt v The Owners - Strata Plan No 1158/84199 [2024] NSWCATAP 65 Hearing dates: 14 December 2023 Date of orders: 22 April 2024 Decision date: 22 April 2024 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: M Harrowell, Deputy President A Boxall, Senior Member Decision: Leave to appeal is refused and the appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: LAND LAW – Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 – By-law regulating installation of air conditioning and permitting strata committee to approve – whether by-law protecting amenity of other lot owners is harsh oppressive or unconscionable ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – construction of by-law – principles applicable – circumstance in which extrinsic material may be relied on to determine meaning Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) Cases Cited: Al-Daouk v Mr Pine Pty Ltd t/as Furnco Bankstown [2015] NSWCATAP 111 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Cominos v Di Rico [2016] NSWCATAP 5 Cooper v The Owners – Strata Plan No 58068 [2020] NSWCA 250 Coulton v Holcombe (1986) 162 CLR 1; [1986] HCA 33 Endre v The Owners - Strata Plan No. 17771 [2019] NSWCATAP 93 Kaye v The Owners – Strata Plan No 4350 [2022] NSWSC 1386; (2022) 20 BPR 42,767 The Owners Strata Plan No 2245 v Veney [2020] NSWSC 134 The Owners of Strata Plan No 3397 v Tate [2007] NSWCA 207 Walsh v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 10349 [2017] NSWCATAP 230 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Noela Hunt (First Appellant) Brian Hunt (Second Appellant) Cheryl Hunt (Third Appellant)