The Owners - Strata Plan No. 44999 v Premier Holdings Corp Pty Limited and Gregg Ritchie and Partners Pty Limited [2012] NSWSC 171

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The Owners - Strata Plan No. 44999 v Premier Holdings Corp Pty Limited and Gregg Ritchie and Partners Pty Limited [2012] NSWSC 171 Hearing dates: 8 February 2012 Decision date: 06 March 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Black J Decision: Deed providing for services to Owners Corporation unenforceable. Parties to submit Short Minutes of Order to give effect to judgment. Catchwords: REAL PROPERTY - Strata titles -Whether deed providing for specified services unenforceable by reason of Strata Titles Act 1973 (NSW) s 78 - Whether subsequent deeds of assignment were effective. Legislation Cited: - Auctioneers and Agents Act 1941 (NSW) s 20(4) - Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) ss 12, 88B - Property, Stock and Business Agents Act 1941 (NSW) s 20(3) - Strata Titles Act 1973 (NSW) Pt 4 Div 3, ss 58(1A), 58(3), 78, 78(1), 78(1A), 78(1AA) - Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 (NSW) ss 13, 28 Cases Cited: - Ace Insurance Ltd v Trifunovski [2011] FCA 1204 - Australian Broadcasting Commission v Australasian Performing Right Association Limited [1973] HCA 36; (1973) 129 CLR 99 - Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd v Minister for Transport and Communications (1989) 17 ALD 658; 86 ALR 119; 7 ACLC 525 - Barilla v James (1964) 81 WN (Pt 1) 457 - Beckford Nominees Pty ltd v Shell Co of Australia Ltd (1987) 73 ALR 373 - Coastalstyle Pty Ltd v Proprietors, Surf Regency Building Units Plan 4246 (unreported, Supreme Court of Queensland Court of Appeal, 12 October 1992) - Coffey v Fernbank Management Pty Ltd [2001] NSWSC 192 - County of Gloucester Bank v Rudry Merthyr Steam and House Coal Colliery Co [1895] 1 Ch 629 - Fightvision Pty Ltd v Onisforou [1999] NSWCA 323; (1999) 47 NSWLR 473 - Fitzgerald v F J Leonhardt Pty Ltd [1997] HCA 17; (1997) 189 CLR 215 - GEC Marconi Systems Pty Ltd v GHP Information Technology Pty Ltd [2003] FCA 50; (2003) 128 FCR 1 - Gillett v Halwood Corporation Ltd [1998] NSWCA 281 - Humphries v Proprietors "Surfers Palm North" Group Titles Plan 1995 (1993-94) 179 CLR 597 at 603) - Khoury v Government Insurance Office (NSW) [1984] HCA 55; (1984) 165 CLR 622 - Kok Hoong v Leong Cheong Kweng Mines Ltd [1964] AC 993 - Metropolitan Health Service Board v Australian Nursing Federation [2000] FCA 784; (2000) 99 FCR 95 - Morris v Kanssen [1946] AC 459 - Nelson v Nelson [1995] HCA 25; (1995) 184 CLR 538 - Neumann Contractors Pty Ltd v Traspunt No 5 Pty Ltd [2010] QCA 119; [2011] 2 Qd R 114 - Northside Developments Pty Ltd v Registrar-General [1990] HCA 32; (1990) 170 CLR 146; 2 ACSR 161 - Overmyer Industrial Brokers Pty Ltd v Campbells Cash & Carry Pty Ltd [2003] NSWCA 305 - Owners - Strata Plan No 51487 v Broadsand Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 770 - Owners - Strata Plan No 56443 v Regis Towers Real Estate Pty Ltd [2003] NSWCA 274; (2003) 58 NSWLR 78 - Pacific Carriers Ltd v BNP Paribas [2004] HCA 35; (2004) 218 CLR 451 - Pacific Brands Sport and Leisure Pty Ltd v Underworks Pty Ltd [2006] FCAFC 40; (2006) 149 FCR 395 - Radaich v Smith (1959) 101 CLR 209 - Sargent v ASL Developments Ltd (1974) 131 CLR 634 - Santai Pty Ltd v Owners - Strata Plan No 77971 [2010] NSWSC 628 - The Owners Strata Plan No 61643 v 183 On Kent Management Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 281 - Toll (FGCT) Pty Ltd v Alphapharm Pty Ltd [2004] HCA 52; (2004) 219 CLR 165 - Tolhurst v Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers (1900) Ltd [1902] 2 KB 660 Texts Cited: -S Christensen & W D Duncan, "Estoppel in the face of consumer protection in land transactions - Judicial reasoning or judicial intuition" (2010) 18 APLJ 113 Category: Principal judgment Parties: The Owners - Strata Plan No 44999 (Plaintiff) Premier Holdings Corp Pty Limited (First Defendant) Gregg Ritchie & Partners Pty Limited (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: G. Sirtes SC/P. Lane (Plaintiff) R. Brender/A. Ahmad (Second Defendants) Solicitors: Robinson & Davies Pty Limited (Plaintiff) A I Legal (Defendants) File Number(s): 10/337148