Alta Vale Residential Pty Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 95693 [2024] NSWCATAP 212

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Alta Vale Residential Pty Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 95693 [2024] NSWCATAP 212 Hearing dates: 2 September 2024 Date of orders: 30 October 2024 Decision date: 30 October 2024 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: R C Titterton OAM, Senior Member P H Molony, Senior Member Decision: (1) Leave to appeal refused. (2) Appeal dismissed. (3) Any costs application with submissions (not exceeding 5 pages in length) and documents relating to question of costs are to be filed and served within 21 days. (4) Any submissions (not exceeding 5 pages in length) and documents in response are to be filed and served within a further 14 days. (5) Those submissions are to address the issue of whether costs should be determined without a hearing. Catchwords: APPEALS — Interlocutory decision - Leave to appeal — Refusal of adjournment – leave to appeal refused. APPEALS — Point of law taken below – whether new point of law should be allowed on appeal new point of law not allowed. BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION – Occupation Certificate – whether document purporting to be an interim occupation certificate authorised use and occupation of the whole of the building – whether running of limitation period for breach of a statutory warranty under the Home Building Act contingent on such authorisation – whether occupation certificate issued in contravention of s 109H(2) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1970 (NSW) is an occupation certificate for the purposes of s 4C of the Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) LAND LAW – Strata Titles - Action begun by Chairperson acting for owners corporation without special resolution authorising proceedings — Ratification by the owners corporation — Expiration of limitation period applicable to cause of action — Whether owners corporation entitled to adopt action after expiry of limitation period. Legislation Cited: Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 (Qld) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) (as in force 2015-2017)(Repealed) Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) Strata Scheme Management Act 1996 (NSW) (Repealed) Cases Cited: 2 Elizabeth Bay Road Pty Ltd v The Owners Strata Plan No 73943 [2014] NSWCA 409 Alexandria Landfill Pty Ltd v Transport for NSW (2020) 103 NSWLR 479; [2020] NSWCA 165 Armee v Brealey [2017] NSWCATAP 141 Berowra Holdings Pty Ltd v Gordon [2006] HCA 32; 225 CLR 364 BHP Billiton Ltd v Dunning [2013] NSWCA 421 Bimson, Roads & Maritime Services v Damorange Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 734 CEO of Customs v AMI Toyota Ltd (2000) 102 FCR 578 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163 Dwyer v Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCA 211 Dyldam Developments Pty Ltd v The Owners - Strata Plan 85305 [2020] NSWCA 327; 104 NSWLR 19 Expense Reduction Analysts Group Pty Ltd v Armstrong Strategic Management and Marketing Pty Limited [2013] HCA 46 Ferella & Anor v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2014] NSWCA 378 FVA v Commissioner for Police, NSW Police Force [2024] NSWCATAP 127 Garofali v Moshkovich [2021] NSWCATAP 242 Hanson v Metricon Homes Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCATAP 133 House v R [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 Imbree v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2024] NSWCATAP 158 Kostas v HIA Insurance Services Pty Ltd (2010) 241 CLR 390; [2010] HCA 23 Kudrynski v Orange City Council [2024] NSWCA 33 Kuru v State of New South Wales [2008] HCA 26 McEvoy & Anor v The Body Corporate for No 9 Port Douglas Road [2013] QCA 168 McInnes v Rheem Australia Pty Limited [2021] NSWCA 89 Nakad v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2014] NSWCATAP 10 O'Neill v T and I Engines Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCATAP 77 Orr v Cobar Management Pty Limited (2020) 103 NSWLR 36 Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 69 Presentaciones Musicales SA v Secunda [1994] Ch 271; [1994] 2 All ER 737 SAB v SEM [2013] NSWSC 253 Schwartz Family Co Pty Ltd v Capitol Carpets Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 223 Touma v Colantuono [2021] NSWCATAP 152 Thomas and Naaz Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2023] NSWCA 40 Tyson v Brisbane Market Freight Brokers Pty Ltd [1994] HCA 67 Ugur v Bridge Housing Limited [2024] NSWCATAP 203 Water Board v Moustakas (1988) 180 CLR 491; [1988] HCA 12 Texts Cited: None Category: Principal judgment Parties: Alta Vale Residential Pty Ltd (Appellant) The Owners – Strata Plan No. 95693 (First Respondent) STM 123 No. 8 Pty Limited (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr B Iliovski (Appellant) Mr T Davie (First Respondent) Ms L Moussa (Second Respondent)