City Index (Australia) v Heath & Anor [2001] NSWSC 1150

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : City Index (Australia) v Heath & Anor [2001] NSWSC 1150 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law Division Administrative Law List FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 30041 of 2001 HEARING DATE(S) : 11 December 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 14 December 2001

City Index (Australia) Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) PARTIES : v Benjamin Heath (First Defendant) Fair Trading Tribunal of New South Wales (Second Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Malpass

LOWER COURT Fair Trading Tribunal of New South Wales JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT CO 2001/2529 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT David Baker JUDICIAL OFFICER :

Mr H R Sorensen (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : Mr N Francey (First Defendant) N/A (Second Defendant) Snedden Hall & Gallop (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Wesley Community Legal Service (First Defendant) I V Knight - Crown Solicitor - Submitting appearance (Second Defendant) CATCHWORDS : Jurisdiction of the Tribunal - erroneous decision as to jurisdiction. Consumer Claims Act 1998, s 3, s 6, s 7, s 8, s 13, s 13 (1) and (2). Consumer Claims Tribunal Act 1987. Consumer Credit Code, s 70, s 71. Consumer Credit (New South Wales) Act 1995. LEGISLATION CITED : Contracts Review Act 1980. Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW), s 42, s 43, s 65, s 66, s 68, s 68 (3), s 72. Fair Trading Tribunal Act 1998, s 6 (2), Pt 3, s 21. Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), s 87. CASES CITED : N/A DECISION : See Paragraph 30.