Torrac Nominees Pty Ltd v Karabay; UWS Macarthur Sports & Recreation Association Inc v Karabay [2007] NSWCA 96

Reported Decision: 69 NSWLR 669

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: Torrac Nominees Pty Ltd v Karabay; UWS Macarthur Sports & Recreation Association Inc v Karabay [2007] NSWCA 96

HEARING DATE(S): 12/03/07

JUDGMENT DATE: 2 May 2007

JUDGMENT OF: Ipp JA at 1; Young CJ in Eq at 2-78; Handley AJA at 79

DECISION: The following orders were made in each case; (1) Leave to appeal be granted restricted to the question whether the District Court had power to make the order in question; (2) The notice of appeal is to be filed within 7 days; (3) The appeal is allowed with costs; (4) The order of the District Court Judge is set aside; (5) The respondent is to pay the costs of the notice of motion of 21 October 2005 in the court below; (6) The respondent is to have a certificate under the Suitors Fund Act in respect of the costs of the appeal.

CATCHWORDS: STATUTORY INTERPRETATION- Repeal of procedural provision- Motion to have preliminary dismissal order set aside under Part 1 rule 7A of District Court Rules 1973 after its repeal- Effect- Whether clause 10 of Schedule 6 of Civil Procedure Act 2005 sufficient to support District Court's power to grant order- Held, actions to reinstate litigation begun and completed before August 2005 could not be supported by the Schedule. WORDS & PHRASES- "Begun"- In a transitional provision reference to what is "begun" means something that can be continued and completed, not something begun but already completed.

Civil Procedure Act 2005 District Court Act 1973 LEGISLATION CITED: District Court Rules 1973 Interpretation Act 1987 Suitors Fund Act 1951 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005

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