Partridge & Anor v Building Disputes Tribunal & Anor [1999] NSWSC 810

New South Wales Supreme Court CITATION : Partridge & Anor v Building Disputes Tribunal & Anor [1999] NSWSC 810 CURRENT JURISDICTION : Administrative Law FILE NUMBER(S) : 30004/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 12 July 1999, 13 July 1999, 14 July 1999, 15 July 1999, 16 July 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 6 August 1999

Jon Gregory Partridge and Linda Partridge (Plaintiffs) PARTIES : Building Disputes Tribunal (1st Defendant) Amcon Constructions Pty Limited (2nd Defendant) Minister for Fair Trading (Intervener) JUDGMENT OF : Studdert J at 1

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Building Disputes Tribunal LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER :

Plaintiff: In person COUNSEL : 1st Defendant: Submitting appearance 2nd Defendant: Mr J Sexton Intervener: Mrs M Gilmour Plaintiff: In person SOLICITORS : 1st Defendant: Crown Solicitor 2nd Defendant: Bilbie Dan Hickey Intervener: Crown Solicitor CATCHWORDS : Consumer claim; appeal from decision of referee; limited nature of appeal; whether denial of natural justice; Consumer Claims Tribunals Act, ss 10(3), 12, 17, 23, 30, 31 ACTS CITED : Consumer Claims Tribunals Act 1987 Fair Trading Act Carpet Fashion Pty Limited v Consumer Claims Tribunal (1992) ASC 56-189 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Fintron Pty Limited v Registrar, Consumer Claims Tribunal (unreported, Graham AJ, 16 December 1997) CASES CITED : Archcom Pty Limited v Consumer Claims Tribunal (unreported, Simpson J, 29 September 1995) APA Insurance v Charles (1981) 2 NSWLR 352 Health Care Complaints Commission v McDonald (unreported, McInerney J, 4 Nopvember 1997) Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259 Webb v The Queen (1993-94) 181 CLR 41 DECISION : See para 113