NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 53 NSWLR 132
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : De More v Garpace [2001] NSWCA 350 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40771/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 29 June 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 4 October 2001
DeMore Constructions Pty Limited PARTIES : v Garpace Pty Limited (t/as Broad View Aluminium) JUDGMENT OF : Stein JA at 1; Rolfe AJA at 2; Fitzgerald AJA at 3
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court - Common Law Division LOWER COURT CL 11929/00 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Dunford J JUDICIAL OFFICER :
COUNSEL : Appellant - Dr D Doyle/Mr J Cameron Respondent - Mr A J McKelvey SOLICITORS : Appellant - The Builders' Lawyers Respondent - P J Donnellan & Co CATCHWORDS : CONTRACT- breach - damages for breach - residential building work- Whether subcontract enforceable where subcontractor not licensed - Home Building Act 1989, ss 4, 5, 10(3), 12, 16 INTERPRETATION - statutory construction - ss 4,5,10(3), 12,16 Home Building Act 1989 - whether Parliament distinguished between employees and subcontractors - legislative policy - legislative intent ascertained by reference to language and structure of Act LEGISLATION CITED : Home Building Act 1989 Interpretation Act 1987 CASES CITED: Australian Concrete Services v Multiplex Constructions [1999] NSWSC 1140 DECISION : Appeal allowed with costs - orders made
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40771/00 SC 11929/00 STEIN JA ROLFE AJA FITZGERALD AJA
Thursday, 4 October, 2001 DE MORE CONSTRUCTIONS PTY LIMITED v GARPACE PTY LIMITED t/as BROAD VIEW ALUMINIUM
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