Csalar v Circosta [2002] NSWSC 482

Reported Decision : (2002) 55 NSWLR 212

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Csalar v Circosta [2002] NSWSC 482 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 11672/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 5/12/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 31 May 2002

PARTIES : Julius Csalar v George Circosta & Anor JUDGMENT OF : O'Keefe J at 1

LOWER COURT Local Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 750/99 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Magistrate O'Shane JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Mr L Ma - Plaintiff Mr M Hadley - Defendant SOLICITORS : Brown & Associate, Lindfield - Plaintiff Consantine G Pavlis - Defendant CATCHWORDS : Appeal - Local Court - Small Claims Division - Arbitration - Re-hearing - Practice - Amendment to legislation - Increase in amount below which re-hearing prohibited - Date at which and event to which increased amount applies - Policy of Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act 1970 in relation to small claims - Policy of Arbitration (Civil Actions) Act 1983 in relation to small claims referred to arbitration. Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act 1970 ss 12(1), (2), (3), (4), (7); 21H LEGISLATION CITED : Courts Legislation Amendment Act 1999 Arbitration (Civil Actions) Act 1983 ss 10, 18, 18A(1), (2); Regulation 5 Workers Compensation Act 1926-1954 (NSW). Maxwell v Murphy (1957) 96 CLR 261 Republic of Costa Rica v Erlanger (1876) 3 ChD 62 Doro v Victorian Railways Commissioners (1960) VR 84 Fisher v Hebburn Ltd (1960) 105 CLR 188 CASES CITED : Moakes v Blackwell Colliery Co Ltd (1925) 2KB 64 Kraljevich v Lake View and Star Limited (1947) 75 CLR 169 Kojima v Australian Chinese Newspapers [2000] NSWSC 1153 Jakamarra v Krakouer (1998) 153 ALR 276 Pace v Read (2000) 179 ALR 437; [2000] NSWSC 823 Worrall v Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited (1917) 24 CLR 28. DECISION : 1. Summons (as amended) is dismissed; 2. The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs.