Lo v Aree [2024] NSWCATAP 159

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Lo v Aree [2024] NSWCATAP 159 Hearing dates: 27 February 2024 Date of orders: 14 August 2024 Decision date: 14 August 2024 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: G Sarginson, Senior Member P H Molony, Senior Member Decision: (1) Leave to appeal is refused. (2) The appeal is otherwise dismissed. Catchwords: LAND LAW---strata title---by-laws---inadequate floor covering---noise transmission---construction of by-law Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Protection of the Environment Operations (Noise Control) Regulation 2017 (NSW) Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) Cases Cited: ACCC v Dataline.Net.Au Pty Ltd [2007] FCAFC 146; (2007) 244 ALR 300 Al-Daouk v Mr Pine Pty Ltd t/as Furnco Bankstown [2015] NSWCATAP 111 Alexandria Landfill Pty Ltd v Transport for NSW (2020) 103 NSWLR 479; Bimson, Roads & Maritime Services v Damorange Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 734 Borland v Brewis [2024] NSWCATAP 140 Catapult Constructions Pty Ltd v Denison [2018] NSWCATAP 158 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Ferella & Anor v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2014] NSWCA 378 Glenquarry Park Investments Pty Ltd v Hegyesi [2019] NSWSC 425 Haritos v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (2015) 233 FCR 315; [2015] FCAFC 92 Hunt v The Owners Strata Plan No 1158/84199 [2024] NSWCATAP 65 Kudrynski v Orange City Council [2024] NSWCA 33 Mania v NSW Land and Housing Corporation [2022] NSWCATAP 376 Old v McInnis and Hodgkinson [2011] NSWCA 410 Orr v Cobar Management Pty Limited (2020) 103 NSWLR 36; [2020] NSWCCA 220 Pollak v The Owners Strata Plan No 2834 [2020] NSWSC 784 Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 69 Schwartz Family Co Pty Ltd v Capitol Carpets Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 223 Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services v Smith (2017) 95 NSWLR 597 Strinic v Singh [2009] NSWCA 15; (2009) NSWLR 419 The Owners Strata Plan No 2245 v Veney [2020] NSWSC 134 The Owners-Strata Plan No 3397 v Tate [2007] NSWCA 207; (2007) NSWLR 344 TNT Building Trades Pty Ltd v Baker [2023] NSWCATAP 178 Walker Corporation Pty Ltd v The Owners Strata Plan No 61618 [2022] NSWSC 1246 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Stephen Lo (Appellant) Wanna Wongwatana Aree (First Respondent) Boris Zbaras (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: WK Soon (Appellant) First Respondent (self-represented) File Number(s): 2023/00438760 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Citation: Not applicable Date of Decision: 6 November 2023 Before: G Ellis SC, Senior Member File Number(s): SC 23/25447 (2023/00393129)