Shean v Strata Scheme Board [2000] NSWSC 526

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Shean v Strata Scheme Board [2000] NSWSC 526 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 12747 of 1999 HEARING DATE(S) : 18 May, 31 May and 1 June 2000. JUDGMENT DATE : 14 June 2000

Michael Frederick Shean and Nicolette Annette Voss (Plaintiffs) v Strata Scheme Board of New South Wales (First Defendant) Toni Fitzgerald (Second Defendant) Colin Chapman (Third Defendant) PARTIES : Warren Hannerman (Fourth Defendant) Brian Withers (Fifth Defendant) Paul Kozub (Sixth Defendant) Jane Hall (Seventh Defendant) Michael Stevens (Eighth Defendant) Owners Corporation SP14452 (Ninth Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Malpass

LOWER COURT Strata Scheme Board of New South Wales JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT SB 99/197; SB 99/208 and SB 99/209 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Mr Cochrane JUDICIAL OFFICER :

Mr P W Larkin (Plaintiffs) N/A (First Defendant) COUNSEL : Mr M D Young (Second to Seventh Defendants) N/A (Eighth Defendant) N/A (Ninth Defendant) Horowitz & Bilinsky (Plaintiffs) I V Knight - Crown Solicitor - Submitting appearance (First Defendant) SOLICITORS : David Le Page (Second to Seventh Defendants) N/A ( Eighth Defendant) Haylen McKenzie - Submitting appearance - (Ninth Defendant) CATCHWORDS : Appeal against orders of the Board - purported appointment of strata managing agent with full powers and functions not exercisable by any other person (not on application) in appeal from adjudicator - interested parties not involved in appeal - procedural fairness, notice and opportunity to be heard not given. Strata Schemes Management Act 1996, ch 2 Pt 1, LEGISLATION CITED : S 8; Pt 2; Pt 3, s 21, 22 and 23; Pt 4, ; ch 5 Pt 1; Pt 3; Pt 4, s 162, s 162 (3), s 162 (7), Div 12, s 181; Pt 5, Div 3, s 200, s 200 (5) (d). CASES CITED : N/A DECISION : See orders paragraph 52- 53.