The Owners - Strata Plan No 30691 v Pickard [2024] NSWCATAP 126

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: The Owners - Strata Plan No 30691 v Pickard [2024] NSWCATAP 126 Hearing dates: 6 May 2024 Date of orders: 28 June 2024 Decision date: 28 June 2024 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: S Westgarth, Deputy President A Suthers, Principal Member Decision: (1) Appeal upheld. (2) Order 6 made in proceedings 2022/00433027 is set aside. (3) If the Appellant seeks costs, written submissions must be filed and served within 14 days. (4) If the Respondent opposes an application for costs, its submission shall be filed and served within 14 days following service of the Appellant's submissions. (5) The submissions on costs should include whether the parties consent to or oppose the Appeal Panel making an order dispensing with a further hearing and determining costs on the papers. Catchwords: APPEAL – Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 – s 106(5) claim for damages – claim brought outside period of two years provided for by s 106(6) – whether time can be extended under s 41 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act – statutory interpretation – whether the Appeal Panel should follow an earlier decision of an Appeal Panel – doctrines of stare decisis and comity. Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) Cases Cited: Boutenko v The Owners – Strata Plan No 77480 [2022] NSWCATCD 166 David Grant & Co Pty Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation (1995) 184 CLR 265; [1995] HCA 43 Gett v Tabett [2009] NSWCA 76 Hua Nan Trading Pty Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan No 32396 [2023] NSWCATAP 66 Jackson v NSW Land & Housing Corporation [2014] NSWCATAP 22 Kaye v Owners Strata Plan 4350 [2022] NSWSC 1386 Lam v Steve Jarvin Motors Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCATAP 186 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 R v McNell [1922] HCA 33; (1922) 31 CLR 76 Re J&E Holdings Pty Ltd (1995) 36 NSWLR 541 S&G Homes Pty Ltd t/as Pavilion Homes v Owen [2015] NSWCATAP 190 The Owners – Strata plan No 74232 v Tezel [2023] NSWCA 35 Vickery v The Owners – Strata Plan No 80412 (2020) 103 NSWLR 352; [2020] NSWCA 284 Texts Cited: None Cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: The Owners - Strata Plan No 30691 (Appellant) Maryanne Pickard (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: C Purdy (Appellant) T Davie (Respondent)