The Owners – Strata Plan No 64757 v Sydney Remedial Builders Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCA 85

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: The Owners – Strata Plan No 64757 v Sydney Remedial Builders Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCA 85 Hearing dates: 18 April 2024 Date of orders: 19 April 2024 Decision date: 19 April 2024 Before: Leeming JA; Payne JA Decision: (1) Leave to appeal refused. (2) Applicant to pay the respondent's costs of the application for leave to appeal. Catchwords: APPEALS — leave to appeal — interlocutory decisions — adoption of report by referee — leave to appeal refused BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION — Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) — whether application brought out of time — construction of s 3B – distinction between "completion" and "practical completion" Legislation Cited: Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) ss 3B, 3C, 18E, s 106 of Sch 4 Home Building Regulation 2004 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) s 101 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 20.24, 51.12 Cases Cited: Be Financial Pty Ltd as trustee for Be Financial Operations Trust v Das [2012] NSWCA 164 Bitar Pty Ltd v Hebbel Constructions Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 39 Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services v Smith (2017) 95 NSWLR 597; [2017] NSWCA 206 Vero Insurance Ltd v Nicejade Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 556 Category: Principal judgment Parties: The Owners – Strata Plan No 64757 (Applicant) Sydney Remedial Builders Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: G Sirtes SC, B Anderson (Applicant) W Muddle SC, T Bateman (Respondent)