Poat v Consumer Trader & Tenancy Tribunal & Anor [2004] NSWSC 947

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Poat v Consumer Trader & Tenancy Tribunal & Anor [2004] NSWSC 947 revised - 21/10/2004 HEARING DATE(S) : 13 October 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 19 October 2004

JURISDICTION: Common Law Division Administrative Law List JUDGMENT OF : Master Malpass at 1 DECISION : The summons is dismissed; the plaintiff is to pay the costs of the summons.

CATCHWORDS : Jurisdiction exercised in the Motor Vehicles Division of the Tribunal - definition of "new motor vehicle" - "wheels" - a boat is not a motor vehicle. Consumer Claims Act 1998, s14(3) Consumer Trader & Tenancy Tribunal Act 2001, Schedule 1 cl 1(d) LEGISLATION CITED : Motor Dealers Act 1974, s4 Motor Vehicles Taxation Act 1988, s3(1) Road Transport (General) Act 1999, s3(1) CASES CITED : Hasniyah Murad v Pacific Services Pty Ltd & Anor [2004] NSWCA 251 Philip Poat (Plaintiff) PARTIES : Consumer Trader & Tenancy Tribunal (First Defendant) Pathfinder Boatland Pty Limited T/A Pathfinder Marine (Second Defendant) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 30044 of 2004 COUNSEL : In person (Plaintiff) Mr M Callanan (Solicitor) (Second Defendant) SOLICITORS : N/A (Plaintiff) Tillyard & Callanan (Second Defendant)

LOWER COURT Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal of NSW JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT MV 04/15484 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Senior Member Durie JUDICIAL OFFICER :

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