The Owners of Strata Plan 43551 v Fair Trading Administration Corporation; Walter Construction Group Limited v Fair Trading Administration Corporation [2004] NSWSC 158

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : The Owners of Strata Plan 43551 v Fair Trading Administration Corporation; Walter Construction Group Limited v Fair Trading Administration Corporation [2004] NSWSC 158 HEARING DATE(S) : 25-26 February 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 11 March 2004 JURISDICTION: Common Law - Administrative Law List JUDGMENT OF : Michael Grove J at 1 DECISION : Separate questions answered as per paragraphs 81-2 herein.

CATCHWORDS : ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - TRIBUNAL - JURISDICTIONAL OR FACTUAL ERROR - ESTOPPEL - PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS - CONSTRUCTION OF CLAUSES IN STATUTORY INDEMNITY SCHEME - SEPARATE QUESTIONS DIRECTED Building Services Corporation Act 1989 LEGISLATION CITED : Fair Trading Act 1987 Home Building Act 1989 Administration of Papua & New Guinea v Daera Guba 1972 130 CLR 353 Builders Registration Board of Queensland v Rauber 1983 57 ALJR 384 FTAC v Owners of Strata Plan 54421 [2003] NSWSC 338 FTAC v Tebbutt [2003] NSWSC 340 Henderson v Henderson 1843 3 Hare @ 115 Leung v The Minister 1997 79 FLR 400 CASES CITED : McCallum Developments Pty Ltd v Owners of Strata Plan 53908 [2002] NSWSC 1103 Minister for Immigration v Bhardwaj 2002 209 CLR 603 P & V Sammut Homes Pty Ltd v Building Services Corporation, unreported, NSWSC 24 April 1997 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd 1981 147 CLR 589 R.T. & Y.E. Falls Investments Pty Ltd v New South Wales [2001] NSWSC 1027 The Minister v Kurtovic 1990 92 ALR 93 The Minister v Yusuf 2001 180 ALR 1 PARTIES : The Owners Strata Plan 43551 v Fair Trading Administration Corporation Walter Construction Group Limited v Fair Trading Administration Corporation FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 30087/03; 30112/03 G. Flick SC with J. Young (P 30087/03) COUNSEL : M. Pembroke SC with R. Dubler (P 30112/03) A. Robertson SC with D. Meltz (D) Andreones Pty Limited (Owners Strata Plan 43551) SOLICITORS : Corrs Chambers Westgarth (Walter Construction Group) D. Catt (Solicitor for Fair Trading)