St George Bank - A Division of Westpac Banking Corporation v Zhang (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 1455

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: St George Bank - A Division of Westpac Banking Corporation v Zhang (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 1455 Hearing dates: 27 September 2013 Decision date: 03 October 2013 Before: Adamson J Decision: (1) The plaintiff is, subject to s 23F of the Conveyancing Act 1919, entitled to exercise its power of sale over that portion of Certificate of Title Folio Identifier 101/1063092 that was formerly CT 43/B/18856 and CT 44/B/18856. (2) Order the first defendant to deliver up to the fourth defendant any of the following documents in her possession: (a) Original Certificate of Title Folio Identifier 101/1063092 (edn. 1); (b) Original Discharge of Mortgage for mortgage nos. 8144947, 9002490, AA7470 and AA20446. (3) Order the second defendant to deliver up to the fourth defendant any of the following documents in her possession: (a) Original Certificate of Title Folio Identifier 101/1063092 (edn. 1); (b) Original Discharge of Mortgage for mortgage nos. 8144947, 9002490, AA7470 and AA20446. (4) Order the third defendant to deliver up to the fourth defendant any of the following documents in her possession: (a) Original Certificate of Title Folio Identifier 101/1063092 (edn. 1); (b) Original Discharge of Mortgage for mortgage nos. 8144947, 9002490, AA7470 and AA20446. (5) Subject to the right of either the plaintiff or the second defendant to apply in writing to my Associate for a different order, order each party to pay its or her own costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: EQUITY- promissory estoppel REAL PROPERTY- s 138 Real Property Act 1900- order ancillary to grant of legal or equitable relief- no juridical basis for order REAL PROPERTY- nature of severalty interests Legislation Cited: - Conveyancing Act 1919, s 66G, s 23F, s 23F(2), s 23G(f) - Real Property Act 1900, s 138 Cases Cited: - Aoun Investments Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2006] NSWSC 1394 - Castle Constructions Pty Ltd v Sahab Holdings Pty Ltd [2013] HCA 11; 247 CLR 149 - City of Canada Bay Council v F & D Bonaccorso Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 351; 71 NSWLR 424 - Delaforce v Simpson-Cook [2010] NSWCA 84; 78 NSWLR 483 - Giumelli v Giumelli [1999] HCA 10; 196 CLR 101 - Sahab Holdings Pty Ltd v Registrar-General [2011] NSWCA 395 - St George Bank- A Division of Westpac Banking Corporation v Zhang [2013] NSWSC 1418 - Waltons Stores (Interstate) Limited v Maher [1988] HCA 7; 164 CLR 387 Texts Cited: Baalman and Wells' Land Titles Office Practice, 5th ed (1998) Thomson Reuters, [205.500] Category: Principal judgment Parties: St George Bank- A Division of Westpac Banking Corporation (Plaintiff) Wei Zhang (First Defendant) Guang Qing (Lydia) Zhang (Second Defendant) Qining Feng (Third Defendant) Registrar-General of New South Wales (Fourth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: L Gor (Plaintiff) No Appearance (First Defendant) MW Sneddon (Second Defendant) No Appearance (Third Defendant) No Appearance (Fourth Defendant) Solicitors: Kemp Strang (Plaintiff) No Appearance (First Defendant) CCSG Legal (Second Defendant) No Appearance (Third Defendant) Solicitor for the Registrar-General, Land and Property Information (Fourth Defendant) File Number(s): 2010/108317 Publication restriction: Nil