Cheung v Yang [2013] NSWSC 1694

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Cheung v Yang [2013] NSWSC 1694 Hearing dates: 7 August 2013 and 9 October 2013 Decision date: 19 November 2013 Before: Harrison J Decision: 1. Quash the decision and orders made by the Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal in matters HB 11/36933 and HB 11/43338 on 15 August 2012. 2. Remit each matter to the Tribunal to be determined according to law. 3. Order that the costs of the proceedings in this Court abide the outcome of the proceedings in the Tribunal. 4. Grant liberty to the parties to apply to this Court limited to the question of costs if required. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - judicial review - application to quash decision of Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal - residential building work - where applicant unlicensed and uninsured - claim based upon a quantum meruit - claim dismissed - whether applicant entitled to recover payment for reasonable cost of work - whether "just and equitable" - whether applicant afforded procedural fairness - whether Tribunal's findings based on material to which the applicant was not given an opportunity to respond Legislation Cited: Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Act 2001 Home Building Act 1989 Supreme Court Act 1970 Cases Cited: Caladine v The Commissioner, New South Wales Health Care Complaints Commission [2007] NSWCA 362 Italiano v Carbone [2005] NSWCA 177 Kioa v West [1985] HCA 81; (1985) 159 CLR 550 Muin v Refugee Tribunal [2002] HCA 30; (2002) 76 ALJR 966 Scott v Dimov [2011] NSWCTTT 565 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Lam [2003] HCA 6; (2003) 214 CLR 1 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Miah [2001] HCA 22; (2001) 206 CLR 57 Re Refugee Tribunal; Ex parte Aala [2000] HCA 57; (2000) 204 CLR 82 Wakim v Mathiew Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 405 Williams v NSW Land and Housing [2012] NSWSC 1022 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sung Dea Cheung (Plaintiff) Moon Ung Yang and Kyung Ja Yang (Defendants) Representation: Counsel: C Alexander (Plaintiff) C Moschoudis (Defendants) Solicitors: Jacobs Legal (Plaintiff) Luminous Legal (Defendants) File Number(s): 2013/41768 Publication restriction: Nil