Colquhoun v Registrar-General of NSW [2013] NSWSC 730

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Colquhoun v Registrar-General of NSW [2013] NSWSC 730 Hearing dates: 05/06/2013 Decision date: 05 June 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Young AJ Decision: Order that the Community Title be terminated Catchwords: REAL PROPERTY - Community Title - Community Lands Development Act 1989 (NSW) - application to terminate scheme - whether the continuation of the scheme impractical - meaning of the word "impractical" for the purposes of the Act

LAW REFORM - REAL PROPERTY - Community Title - Community Lands Development Act 1989 (NSW) - powers of the court to terminate the scheme expressed in too limited a fashion

AGENCY - receivers - Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) s115 - extent of receivers authority to act as an agent of the mortgagor - receivers generally have power to commence litigation in the name of the mortgagor provided this action is sufficiently closely related to the subject property Legislation Cited: Community Land Development Act 1989 (NSW) Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) Cases Cited: Community Association DP 270064 v Registrar General Department of Lands [2010] NSWSC 1558 Community Association DP 270212 v Registrar General (NSW) [2004] NSWSC 961; (2004) 62 NSWLR 25; (2004) 12 BPR 22,337 Neighbourhood Association DP 285249 v Watson [2008] NSWSC 876; 162 LGERA 322 Petersen v Moloney [1951] HCA 57; (1951) 84 CLR 91; [1951] ALR(CN) 1057; (1951) 25 ALJ 566 Wilton v Commonwealth Trading Bank of Australia [1974] 2 NSWLR 96 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Kenneth Ian Colquhoun (First Plaintiff) Frances Anne Colquhoun (Second Plaintiff) Community Association D.P. No 270590 (Third Plaintiff) Registrar-General of New South Wales (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: GOJ O'Mahoney (Plaintiffs) V Jeavons (Defendant)(Solicitor) Solicitors: Allens (Plaintiffs) Registrar-General of NSW (Defendant) File Number(s): 2013/55964