Dominello v Travel Compensation Fund [2008] NSWSC 678

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Dominello v Travel Compensation Fund [2008] NSWSC 678

HEARING DATE(S) : 4 June 2008

JUDGMENT DATE : 7 July 2008

JURISDICTION : Common Law

JUDGMENT OF : Harrison AsJ

(1) The appeal is allowed. DECISION : (2) The judgment of her Honour Magistrate Haskett dated 31 August 2007 is affirmed except the date that the payment is due is varied to be 28 days from today in lieu of 28 September 2007. (3) Costs are reserved.

CATCHWORDS : APPEAL - Local Court Magistrate - interpretation s 40 Travel Agents Act 1986

A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED : Local Court Acts 1982 Travel Agents Act 1986

CATEGORY : Principal judgment

Allen v Kerr & Anor [1995] Aust Torts Reports 81-354 Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 Carr v Neill [1999] NSWSC 1263 Devries v Australian National Railways Commission (1993) 177 CLR 472 Fountain v Alexander (1982) 150 CLR 615 Gorczynski v Beilby [2005] NSWSC 884 Housing Commission (NSW) v Tatmar Pastoral Co Pty Ltd (1983) 3 NSWLR 378 Inland Revenue Commissioners v Maple & Co (Paris) Ltd (1908) AC 22 CASES CITED : Jung v Son [1998] NSWCA 120 Orbit Travel Services v Travel Compensation Fund (1999) NSWCA 63 Pettitt v Dunkley (1971) 1 NSWLR 376 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 R L & D Investments Pty Ltd v Bisby [200] NSWSC 1082; (2002) 37 MVR 479 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Stateside Credit Corporation Pty Ltd v Hudson (1989) VR 519 State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Earthlkine Constructions Pty Ltd (in Liq) (1999) 160 ALR 588 Stocker v Adecco Gemvale Constructions Pty Ltd & Anor [2004] NSWCA 449 Travel Compensation Fund v Tambree [2005] HCA 69; (2005) 224 CLR 627