Barclay Homes (Australia) Pty Ltd v Fair Trading Tribunal & Anor [2001] NSWSC 711

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Barclay Homes (Australia) Pty Ltd v Fair Trading Tribunal & Anor [2001] NSWSC 711 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 30031/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 31/07/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 22 August 2001

Barclay Homes (Australia) Pty Ltd (Plaintiff)

PARTIES : Fair Trading Tribunal (First Defendant)

Stephen Miller (Second Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

LOWER COURT Fair Trading Tribunal JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Deputy Chairperson Ian McDonell JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Plaintiff - Ms E Olsson Second Defendant - Mr T Davie SOLICITORS : Plaintiff - Michell Sillar Second Defendant - In Person CATCHWORDS : Appeal decision of Fair Trading Tribunal - whether s92 & s 94 of the Home Building Act 1989 take effect retrospectively Home Building Act 1989 Fair Trading Act 1998 LEGISLATION CITED : Home Bulding Amendment Act 1999 Money-lenders and Infants Loans Act 1941 Interpretation Act 1987 Casa Maria Pty Limited v Trend Properties Pty Limited (NSWCA, unreported 18 December 1998) Fitzgerald v F J Leonhardt Pty Ltd (1997) 189 CLR 215 Re Athlumney; Ex Parte Wilson [1998] 2 QB 547 Mathieson v Burton (1971) 124 CLR 22 CASES CITED : Walton v Baffsky [1975] 2 NSWLR 565 Gardner v Lucas (1878) 3 App Cas 582 Worrall v Commercial Banking Co of Sydney Ltd (1917) 24 CLR 28 Pardo v Bingham (1869) LR 4 Ch 735 Wilkinson v Adam (1813) 1 V&B 422 DECISION : (1) The decision of the Deputy Chairperson dated 27 April 2001 is affirmed; (2) The appeal is dismissed; (3) The summons is dismissed; (4) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs as agreed or assessed.