First Australasian Holdings Pty Limited v Lackey Poulos and Nita Poulos and Council of the City of South Sydney [2000] NSWCA 200

Reported Decision : [2000] 109 LEGRA 286

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : First Australasian Holdings Pty Limited v Lackey Poulos and Nita Poulos and Council of the City of South Sydney [2000] NSWCA 200 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40021/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 19 June 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 3 August 2000

First Australasian Holdings Pty Limited ACN 055 348 233 (Appellant) PARTIES : Lackey Poulos and Nita Poulos (First Respondents) Council of the City of South Sydney (Second Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1; Powell JA at 2; Stein JA at 3

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT DC 7146/95 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Herron DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

J S Drummond (Appellant) COUNSEL : G C Lindsay SC/T W L Stuart (First Respondents) J C Kelly SC/ J J E Fernon (Second Respondent) Anastasia Lepouris Solicitors (Appellant) SOLICITORS : David Cass Solicitor (First Respondents) Phillips Fox Lawyers (Second Respondent) CATCHWORDS : LOCAL GOVERNMENT - credibility of evidence - building certificate - fire safety - ND LEGISLATION CITED : Local Government Act 1919, ss 317AE, 317AF, 317AG, 317D Abalos v Australian Postal Commission (1990) 171 CLR 167 CASES CITED: Beach Petroleum NL v Kennedy (1999) 48 NSWLR 1 Devries v Australian National Railways Commission (1993) 177 CLR 472 State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Earthline Constructions Pty Ltd (1999) 73 ALJR 306 DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs

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