The Owners-Strata Plan No 43551 v Walter Construction Group Limited [2004] NSWCA 429

Reported Decision : 62 NSWLR 169

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : The Owners-Strata Plan No 43551 v Walter Construction Group Limited [2004] NSWCA 429 HEARING DATE(S) : 15 September 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 23 November 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 1; Ipp JA at 53; McColl JA at 54 DECISION : Leave to appeal granted, appeal allowed.

CATCHWORDS : Practice & Procedure - Standing of owners corporation to sue in negligence with respect to common property - Meaning of section 227 of the Strata Scheme Management Act 1996 - Nature of an owners corporation's statutory agency Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 LEGISLATION CITED : Strata Schemes (Freehold Development) Act 1973 Interpretation Act 1987 Supreme Court Rules 1970 Bryan v Maloney [1995] HCA 17; (1995) 182 CLR 609 Carre v Owners Corporation -Strata Plan 53020 [2003] NSWSC 397; (2003) 58 NSWLR 302 Kennedy v de Trafford [1897] AC 180 Lin v The Owners - Strata Plan No 50276 [2004] NSWSC 88 CASES CITED : Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No 1938 v Goodview Property Pty Limited (2000) 44 SLR 576 Margiz Pty Ltd v Proprietors Strata Plan No 30234 (1993) 30 NSWLR 364 Pinkstone v R [2004] HCA 23 Proprietors of Strata Plan No 6522 v Furney (1976) 1 NSWLR 413 Woolcock Street Investments Pty Ltd v CDG Pty Ltd [2004] HCA 16; (2004) 78 ALJR 628 Young, Swinbank & FAI General Insurance Co Ltd v Murphy & Allen [1996] 1 VR 279 PARTIES : The Owners Strata Plan No 43551 (Appellant) Walter Construction Group Limited (Respondent) FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 41196/03 COUNSEL : Mr F Corsaro SC / Mr Young (Appellant) Mr M Pembroke SC / Mr R Dubler (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Andreones Pty Ltd Lawyers (Appellant) Corrs Chambers Westgarth (Respondent)