Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Limited [2009] NSWDC 420

New South Wales District Court

CITATION: Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Limited [2009] NSWDC 420

HEARING DATE(S): 5/11/09

JUDGMENT DATE: 20 November 2009

JURISDICTION: Civil

JUDGMENT OF: Colefax SC DCJ at 1

CATCHWORDS: Interlocutory Orders - circumstances for re-consideration by another judge - Appeals under Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Act - when time begins to run - Extension of Time for Appeals under CTTT Act - relevant considerations.

Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Act 2001; LEGISLATION CITED: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005; Civil Procedure Act 2005

Hia Insurance Services Pty Limited v Costas [2009] NSWCA 292; Brimaud v Honeysett Instant Printing Pty Limited (1988) 217 ALR 44; CASES CITED: Nominal Defendant v Manning (2000) 50 NSWLR 139; National Parks & Wildlife Service v Peirson (2002) 55 NSWLR 315; Iovanscu v McDermott [2004] NSWCA 106; Morres v Papuan Rubber and Trading Company Limited (1914) 14 SR (NSW) 141.

Vito Zepinic - First Plaintiff PARTIES: Milla Zepinic - Second Plaintiff Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd - First Defendant New South Wales Government, Department of Commerce - Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal - Second Defendant

FILE NUMBER(S): 02022/09

COUNSEL: Mr M Southwick - Plaintiff/Respondent Mr R Cheney - Defendant/Applicant

SOLICITORS: Hancock Alldis & Roskov - Plaintiffs Toomey Pegg Drevikovsky - First Defendant

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Vito Zepinic – First Plaintiff Milla Zepinic – Second Plaintiff V Chateau Constructions (Australia) Limited – First Defendant New South Wales Government, Department of Commerce – Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal – Second Defendant