Fair Trading Administration Corporation v Sleigh [2000] NSWCA 73

Reported Decision : [2000] 48 NSWLR 512

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Fair Trading Administration Corporation v Sleigh [2000] NSWCA 73 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40378/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 09/12/99 JUDGMENT DATE : 6 April 2000

PARTIES : Fair Trading Administration Corporation (Appellant) Gregory John Sleigh (Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Priestley JA; Handley JA; Fitzgerald JA

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT 8549/98 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Patten DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : J. Basten QC / T. Lynch (Appellant) K. Tapsell - Solicitor (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Hunt & Hunt (Appellant) Watkins Tapsell (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : Statutory interpretation - operation of s 98(1) of the Building Services Corporation Act 1989 - entitlement of Fair Trading Administration Corporation to recover from builder for "bad workmanship" in residential building work when building owner cannot do so. - D LEGISLATION CITED : Building Services Corporation Act 1989 Limitation Act 1969 DECISION : Appeal allowed with costs, judgment below set aside. Respondent's application to the District Court to dismiss the appellant's action is dismissed, with costs

THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40378/99 DC 8549/98 PRIESTLY JA HANDLEY JA FITZGERALD JA