Van der Rijt v Collins [2024] NSWCATAP 247

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Van der Rijt v Collins [2024] NSWCATAP 247 Hearing dates: 12 September 2024 Date of orders: 06 December 2024 Decision date: 06 December 2024 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: S Westgarth, Deputy President G Ellis SC, Senior Member Decision: (1) Appeal dismissed. (2) Orders 2, 3 and 4 made at first instance on 25 June 2024 are affirmed. (3) Stay lifted. Catchwords: APPEAL- common property rights by-law- consent required under sections 143 and 149 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015. Legislation Cited: Civil & Administrative Tribunal Act, 2013 (NSW) Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 (NSW) Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) Cases Cited: Capcelea v the Owners – Strata Plan no 48887 [2019] NSWCATCD 27 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 GS & CS Holdings Pty Ltd v the Owners – Strata Plan no 63227 [2002] NSWCATAP 20 James v The Owners – Strata Plan no 11478 (No 4) [2012] NSWSC 590 Khadivzad v The Owners – Strata Plan 53457 [2019] NSWSC 157 Lam v Steve Jarvin Motors Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCATAP 186 Stolfa v Hempton [2010] NSWCA 218 Williams v the Owners Strata Plan No 3192[2018] NSWCATCD77 Texts Cited: Not applicable Category: Principal judgment Parties: Adrian Johannes Van der Rijt (Appellant) Sam Collins (First Respondent) Owners SP no 57413 (Second Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Bannermans Lawyers (Appellant) Respondent (self-represented) File Number(s): 2024/00241320 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: New South Wales Civil & Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction: Consumer & Commercial Division Date of Decision: 25 June 2024 Before: G K Burton SC (Senior Member) File Number(s): 2023/00387024001