Crystele Designer Homes Pty Ltd v Wood [2024] NSWSC 1438

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Crystele Designer Homes Pty Ltd v Wood [2024] NSWSC 1438 Hearing dates: 5 March 2024 Date of orders: 25 November 2024 Decision date: 25 November 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: (1) Judgment for the defendant. (2) Leave to appeal on Grounds 1 and 2 granted and appeal dismissed; (3) Otherwise, leave to appeal on Grounds 3 and 4 refused; (4) Summons dismissed. (5) The plaintiff shall pay the defendant's costs of and incidental to these proceedings. Catchwords: Administrative Law - Judicial Review – Judicial Review of an Appeal Panel of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal Council – Relief sought Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Cases Cited: Attorney-General (NSW) v Quin (1990) 170 CLR 1; [1990] HCA 21 Australian Gaslight Co v Valuer-General (1940) SR (NSW) 126 BE Financial Operations Trust v Das [2012] NSWCA 164 Collector of Customs v AGFA-Gevaert Ltd (1996) 186 CLR 389; [1996] HCA 36 Collector of Customs v Pozzolanic Enterprises Pty Ltd (1993) 43 FCR 280; [1993] FCA 456 Compare Modbury Triangle Shopping Centre Ltd v Anzil (2000) 205 CLR 254; [2000] HCA 61. Crystele Designer Homes Pty Ltd v Wood [2023] NSWCATAP 242 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Kirk v Industrial Court of NSW (2010) 239 CLR 531; [2010] HCA 1 McGee v Yeomans [1977] 1 NSWLR 273 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259; [1996] HCA 6 Onerati v Phillips Constructions Pty Ltd (in Liq) (1989) 16 NSWLR 730 Owners SP 0018 v Parkview Constructions Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCA 66. Owners SP 90018 v Parkview Constructions Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1123 Owners Strata Plan 78465 v MD Constructions Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 162 Owners Strata Plan 86807 v Crown Group Constructions Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 44 Parisienne Basket Shoes Pty Ltd v Whyte (1938) 59 CLR 369; [1938] HCA 7 Parkview Constructions Pty Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan 90018 [2023] NSWCA 66 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 Public Service Association (S.A.) v Federated Clerks Union (No 1) (1991) 173 CLR 132; [1991] HCA 33 Strata Plan 86807 v Crown Group Constructions Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 44 SZTAL v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2017) 262 CLR 362; [2017] HCA 34 R v Hickman; Ex parte Fox and Clinton (1945) 70 CLR 598; [1945] HCA 53 The Owners - Strata Plan 86807 v Crown Group Constructions Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 44 The Owners – Strata Plan 90018 v Parkview Constructions [2022] NSWSC 1123. Weldon v Neal (1887) 19 QBD 394 Wood v Crystele Designer Homes Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCATCD Texts Cited: NCAT, Consumer & Commercial Division Guideline, August 2017 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Crystele Designer Homes Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) David Alexander Boyne Wood (First Defendant) NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A Ahmad with J Simpson (Plaintiff) G Carolan (First Defendant) Submitting appearance (Second Defendant)