Keddis v Pelders [2025] NSWCATEN 1

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Keddis v Pelders [2025] NSWCATEN 1 Hearing dates: 25 November 2024 Date of orders: 28 February 2025 Decision date: 28 February 2025 Jurisdiction: Enforcement Before: ADCJ Hennessy, Deputy President Decision: (1) The Tribunal declines to refer the matter to the Supreme Court for determination under s 73(5) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW). (2) Any application for costs is to be made within 7 days of the date of this decision. Catchwords: CONTEMPT – alleged failure to comply with summons to produce documents – whether failure capable of amounting to contempt – whether matter should be referred to the Supreme Court for determination Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Cases Cited: Commissioner for Fair Trading v Rixon (No 5) [2022] NSWSC 146 DVI v ZTT [2021] NSWCATEN 4 Keddis v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 20198 (Civil and Administrative Tribunal), 3 September 2024, unrep) Markisic v Commonwealth (2007) 69 NSWLR 737 Mohareb v Palmer [2017] NSWCA 281 Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of NSW v Dangerfield [2016] NSWCA 277 Registrar of the Court of Appeal v Maniam (No 1) (1991) 25 NSWLR 459 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Victor Keddis (Applicant) Suzanne Pelders (Respondent) Representation: Applicant (self-represented) Woodina Law (Respondent) File Number(s): 2024/00333119 Publication restriction: Nil