PANE ENTERPRISES P/L v. PERONACE & ANOR [2003] NSWSC 310

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : PANE ENTERPRISES P/L v. PERONACE & ANOR [2003] NSWSC 310 HEARING DATE(S) : 08/04/2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 17 April 2003 JURISDICTION: EQUITY JUDGMENT OF : Bryson J at 1 DECISION : Purported termination ineffective: [56]

CATCHWORDS : VENDOR and PURCHASER - Breach of contract - purchaser in First Proceedings claimed to set aside Notice to Complete - proceedings adjourned on parties' agreement to settle within 4 days of vendors producing s.149D Certificate - to obtain s.149D Certificate vendors required by Council to remove illegal improvements - in correspondence purchaser reserved right to claim compensation for removal of improvements - vendors asserted that this was repudiation by purchaser and purportedly terminated - vendors did not remove illegal improvements or obtain s.149D Certificate - held that there was no breach or anticipatory breach or repudiation by purchaser, termination was ineffective and contract was still in force. LEGISLATION CITED : s.149D of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s.317A of the Local Government Act 1919 Drinkwater v. Caddyrack Pty Ltd 25 September 1997 unreported (Young J) DTR Nominees Pty Ltd v. Mona Homes Pty Ltd (1978) 138 CLR 423 Laurinda Pty Ltd v. Capalaba Park Shopping Centre (1989) 166 CLR 623 Universal Cargo Carriers Corporation v. Citati [1957] 2 QB 401 CASES CITED : Satellite Estate Pty Ltd v. Jacquet (1968) 71 SR (NSW) 126 Brambles Holdings Ltd v. Bathurst City Council (2001) 53 NSWLR 153 Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust v. South Sydney City Council (2002) 76 ALJR 436 Green v. Summerville (1979) 141 CLR 594 Dainford Ltd v. Smith (1985) 155 CLR 342 Pane Enterprises Pty Limited - Plaintiff PARTIES : Frank Peronace - First Defendant Christina Brandalise - Second Defendant FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 1519 of 2003 COUNSEL : T.Thawley - Plaintiff S. Wheelhouse & N. Obrart - Defendants SOLICITORS : Nescis Lawyers - Plaintiff McLaughlin & Riordan - Defendants