Hawach v A & A Building Services Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCATAP 138

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hawach v A & A Building Services Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCATAP 138 Hearing dates: 26 September 2023 Date of orders: 19 July 2024 Decision date: 19 July 2024 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: G Sarginson, Senior Member D Robertson, Senior Member Decision: (1) Leave to appeal is refused. (2) The appeals are otherwise dismissed. (3) Costs of the appeal are to be determined as follows: (a) Respondent to file with the Appeal Panel and serve on the appellants costs submissions (no more than 5 pages) by 14 days from the date of this decision. (b) Appellants to file with the Appeal Panel and serve on the respondent costs submissions (no more than 5 pages) by 28 days from the date of this decision. (c) Respondent to file with the Appeal Panel and serve on the appellants costs submissions in reply (no more than 3 pages) by 35 days from the date of this decision. (d) The costs submissions of the parties are to identify whether an oral hearing on costs is sought, and if so, why. (e) Subject to consideration of the costs submissions of the parties the Appeal Panel may determine the issue of costs on the papers and without a further oral hearing pursuant to s 50(2) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW). (f) Either party may apply in writing to vary or extend the timetable for the filing and serving of costs submissions. Catchwords: APPEALS---Building and construction---Home Building Act 1989 (NSW)---Equitable set off---When available Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW) Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW) Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) Law Reform (Law and Equity) Act 1972 (NSW) Cases Cited: Alexandria Landfill Pty Ltd v Transport for NSW (2020) 103 NSWLR 479; [2020] NSWCA 165 Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 Bimson, Roads & Maritime Services v Damorange Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 734 Cherry v Steele-Park (2017) 96 NSWLR 548; [2017] NSWCA 295 Clements v Independent Indigenous Advisory Committee (2003) 131 FCR 28; [2003] FCAFC 143 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163; [1995] HCA 58 Dranichnikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2003] HCA 26; (2003) 77 ALJR 1088 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Italiano v Carbone [2005] NSWCA 177 Jain v Dr N Kalokerinos Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCATAP 141 Kirk v Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales (2010) 239 CLR 531; [2010] HCA 1 Lieschke v Lieschke [2023] NSWCA 241 LPDT v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2024] HCA 12; 98 ALJR 610 Lym International Pty Ltd v Marcolongo [2011] NSWCA 303 Mao v Bao (2023) 113 NSWLR 26; [2023] NSWCA 278 Maygood Australia Pty Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan No 85338 [2020] NSWCATAP 237 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Limited (1986) 162 CLR 24 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v WZARH (2015) 256 CLR 326; [2015] HCA 40 Nathanson v Minister for Home Affairs (2022) 276 CLR 80; [2022] HCA 26 New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation v Orr (2019) 100 NSWLR 578; [2019] NSWCA 231 O'Connor v O'Connor [2022] NSWCA 97 Orr v Cobar Management Pty Limited (2020) 103 NSWLR 36; [2020] NSWCCA 220 Paraiso v CBS Build Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 190 Pholi v Wearne [2014] NSWCATAP 78 Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation [2014] NSWCATAP 69 Re: Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs; Ex parte Lam (2003) 214 CLR 1; [2003] HCA 6 Ryan v BKB Motor Vehicle Repairs Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCATAP 39 Saeed v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2010) 241 CLR 252; [2010] HCA 23 Slotwinski v Nutek Constructions Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCATAP 216 Slotwinski v Nutek Constructions Pty Ltd [2021] NSWCATAP 113 Stead v State Government Insurance Commission 161 CLR 141; [1986] HCA 54 Steak Plains Olive Farm Pty Ltd v Australian Executor Trustees Limited [2015] NSWSC 289 SZBEL v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2006) 228 CLR 152; [2006] HCA 63 Thomas and Naaz Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2023] NSWCA 40 Veney v The Owners-Strata Plan No 2245 [2023] NSWCATAP 262 Williams v McFarlane [1996] NSWCA 559 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Joseph Hawach (First Appellant) Sarah Reimers (Second Appellant) A & A Building Services Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Klooster (Appellants) F Clark (Respondent)