Rita Sahade v Owners Corporation SP62022 & Ors [2013] NSWDC 95

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Rita Sahade v Owners Corporation SP62022 & Ors [2013] NSWDC 95 Hearing dates: 11- 12 April 2013 Decision date: 14 June 2013 Before: Murrell SC DCJ Decision: 1. Error of law established. 2. Matter to be listed for argument on remedy. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - judicial review -error of law- appeal from Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal refusing to vary allocation of unit entitlements in strata scheme - whether tribunal wrongly substituted its own expert opinion or property values - alleged failure to give reasons - alleged apprehend bias - statutory construction of s 183(1) of the Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 -Tribunal failed to take into account the 'control issue' Legislation Cited: Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Act 2001, ss 28, 49 & 67 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001, ss 52, 56 & 59 Strata Schemes (Freehold Development) Act 1973, Part 2 Division 2A Strata Schemes Management Act 1996, ss 183 & 200 Cases Cited: Anderson Stuart v Treleavan [2000] NSWSC 283, (2000) 49 NSWLR 88 Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 Ballantyne v WorkCover Authority [2007] NSWCA 239 Ballantyne v WorkCover Authority of NSW [2007] NSWCA 239 Commonwealth v Milledge (1953) 90 CLR 157 Goodwin v Commissioner of Police [2012] NSWCA 379 Kostas v HIA Insurance Services Pty Limited [2010] HCA 32 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Al - Miahi [2001] FCA 744 Owners Strata Plan No 37058 v Owners of Lots in Strata Plan 37058 [1999] NSW SSB 11 (23 February 1999) Resource Pacific Pty Limited v Wilkinson [2013] NSWCA 33 Riana Pty Ltd v The Owners- Strata Plan No 22336 [2007] NSWSC 133 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Spencer v The Commonwealth (1907) 5 CLR 418 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rita Sahade (Plaintiff) Owners Corporation SP 62022 (First defendant) The Secretary Owners Corporation SP 62022 (Second defendant) Carina Gilster (Third defendant) Celia Bischoff & Eckhart Bischoff (Fourth defendants) Representation: Mr B Coles QC (plaintiff) Dr C Birch SC (defendant) Trinity Legal (plaintiff) David Le Page Solicitors (defendant) File Number(s): DC 12/297753