The Owners-Strata Plan No.53094 v Fair Trading Administration Corporation & 1 Ors [2007] NSWSC 249

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : The Owners-Strata Plan No.53094 v Fair Trading Administration Corporation & 1 Ors [2007] NSWSC 249

HEARING DATE(S) : 20/03/2007

JUDGMENT DATE : 27 March 2007

JUDGMENT OF : Associate Justice Malpass

DECISION : The appeal fails. The Summons is dismissed. The plaintiff is to pay the costs of the proceedings.

CATCHWORDS : Appeal pursuant to s67 - narrow ambit of appeal - not synonymous with error in point of law or question of law - allegation of no evidence to support findings - time limitations - discretion to extend time - threshold requirement.

LEGISLATION CITED : Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Act 2001 (NSW)

Alex Constructions Pty Limited v John Zavodnyik & Ors [2004] NSWSC 1152 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond and Others (1990) 170 CLR 321 at 356 CASES CITED : Fair Trading Administration Corporation v The Owners-Strata Plan No. 43551 [2002] NSWSC 624 Janos Hoey v Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal [2002] NSWSC 1023 Kalokerinos v HIA Insurance Services P/L [2004] NSWCA 312 McCallum Developments Pty Ltd v The Owners-Strata Plan No. 53908 [2002] NSWSC 1103

The Owners-Strata Plan No.53094 PARTIES : Fair Trading Administration Corporation The Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal of New South Wales

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 30112/06

COUNSEL : Mr I Jackman SC / Mr J.J.Young (Pl) Ms.M. Painter (Def)

SOLICITORS : Andreones Lawyers (Pl) Legal Services of Office of Fair Trading (Def)

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal of NSW