NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Coulter v Rampling [2005] NSWSC 1147
HEARING DATE(S) : 07/11/2005
JUDGMENT DATE : 11 November 2005
JUDGMENT OF : Hoeben J at 1
DECISION : (1) The order of the Tribunal rejecting the plaintiff's claim for loss of rent is set aside.; (2) In lieu thereof there be an order in favour of the plaintiff against the defendant that the defendant pay the plaintiff the amount of $10,800 for loss of rent.; (3) The orders of the Tribunal are otherwise confirmed.; (4) The defendant pay the plaintiff's costs of these proceedings.
CATCHWORDS : Appeal from Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal - damages - building contract - "a question with respect to a matter of law" - recovery of rent under Fair Trading Act if property unable to be rented - recovery of pre-judgment interest under Fair Trading Act/Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Act.
Common Law Practice Act 1867- 1981 (Qld) Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Act 2001 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 LEGISLATION CITED : Fair Trading Act 1987 Home Building Act 1989 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Queensland Building Services Authority Act 1991
Anthanasopoulos & Ors v Moseley & Ors (2001) 52 NSWLR 262 at 267-269 Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Pty Limited (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 at 155B Brown v Jam Factory Pty Limited (1981) 53 FLR 340 at 351 Chapman v Taylor [2004] NSWCA 456 at [33] Fitzgerald v FJ Leonhardt Pty Limited (1997) 189 CLR 215 at 220-221 Frith v Gold Coast Mineral Springs Pty Limited (1983) 65 FLR 213 at 232 Gates v City Mutual Assurance Society Limited (1986) 160 CLR 1 Hellyer Drilling Co v McDonald Hamilton & Co Pty Limited (1983) 51 ALR 177 Hungerfords & Ors v Walker & Ors (1990) 171 CLR 125 CASES CITED : Kalokerinos v HIA Insurance Services Pty Limited [2004] NSWCA 312 at [47] MGICA (1992) Pty Ltd v Kenny and Good Pty Ltd and Anor (No 2) (1996) 70 FCR 236 McPhee v S Bennett Limited (1935) 52 WN (NSW) 8 Sanrod Pty Limited & Ors v Dainford Limited (1984) 54 ALR 179 Simonius Visher & Co v Holt and Thompson (1979) 2 NSWLR 322 State of NSW v Moss (2000) 54 NSWLR 536 TN Lucas Pty Limited v Centrepoint Freeholds Pty Limited (1984) 52 ALR 467 Westwood v Cordell (1993) 1 Qd R 277 Zullo Enterprises Pty Limited v Sutton [2000] 2 Qd R 196
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