Anderson Stuart & Ors v Treleaven & 1 Ors [2000] NSWSC 536

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Anderson Stuart & Ors v Treleaven & 1 Ors [2000] NSWSC 536 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 1375/99 HEARING DATE(S) : By written submissions JUDGMENT DATE : 16 June 2000

Peter Primrose Anderson Stuart and Colina Ann Anderson Stuart and Anderson Stuart Estates Pty Limited (Plaintiffs) PARTIES : Ian G Teleaven and Andrea M Treleaven (First Defendants) The Proprietors - Strata Plan No. 10294 (Second Defendants) JUDGMENT OF : Santow J

COUNSEL : A Bouris (Solicitor) (Defendant) SOLICITORS : Mallesons Stephen Jaques (Defendant) CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — Suitors Fund Act — Necessary elements for certificate pursuant to s6 — Is the Strata Titles Board to be treated as having made a "decision" of "a court" — Factors pertaining to exercise of this Court's discretion to grant a certificate. LEGISLATION CITED : Justices Act 1901 (NSW), s101 Suitors' Fund Act 1951 (NSW), s6 Australian Postal Commission v Dao (No 2) (1986) 6 NSWLR 497 Builders Licensing Board v Pride Constructions Pty Limited (1979) 1 NSWLR 607 Crawley v The Owners Strata Plan 22481 [1999] NSWSC 950 (9 September 1999, unreported) Ex Parte Neville [1966] 2 NSWLR 81, (1966) 85 WN (Pt 1) (NSW) 372 CASES CITED : McNamara v Malco Industries Limited (1964) 82 WN (Pt 1) (NSW) 89 Mir Bros Developments Pty Limited v Atlantic Constructions Pty Limited (1985) 1 NSWLR 491 R v Hookham [No 2] (1993) 32 NSWLR 345 VACC Insurance v BP Australia [1999] NSWCA 427 (22 November 1999, unreported) Walton v McBride (1995) 36 NSWLR 440 DECISION : Requirements of s6 of Suitors' Fund Act 1951 (NSW) satisfied