Condensing Vaporisers Aust Pty Ltd trading as RJ Tinker & Son v FDC Construction & Fitout Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 89

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Condensing Vaporisers Aust Pty Ltd trading as RJ Tinker & Son v FDC Construction & Fitout Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 89 Hearing dates: 26 March 2014 Decision date: 01 April 2014 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1]; Ward JA at [2]; Leeming JA at [3] Decision: (1) Dismiss the notice of appeal as incompetent. (2) Order Condensing Vaporisers Aust Pty Ltd trading as RJ Tinker and Son to pay FDC Construction & Fitout Pty Ltd's costs of its notice of motion filed 28 January 2014. [Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.] Catchwords: APPEAL - competency - leave required unless matter at issue exceeds $100,000 - double appeal - challenge to costs at trial included in first appeal - whether costs at trial contribute to $100,000 threshold so that second appeal is as of right - appeal held to be incompetent - Supreme Court Act, s 101(2)(r)

STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION - use of decisions on antecedents to s 101(2)(r) - Interpretation Act s 33 Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 60 District Court Act 1973 (NSW), s 130 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 33 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), s 35 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 101 Cases Cited: Coshott v Shipton Lodge Cobbitty Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 316 Doorga Doss Chowdry v Ramanauth Chowdry (1860) 8 Moo Ind App 262; 19 ER 530 Dwyer v Calco Timbers Pty Ltd [2008] HCA 13; 234 CLR 124 Glen v Union Trustee of Australia Ltd (1936) 54 CLR 463 Gurr v Robinson (Court of Appeal, unreported, 10 February 1986) In re Marsland and Marsland [1903] St R Q 56 Jardin v Metcash Ltd [2011] NSWCA 409; 285 ALR 677 Nilmadhur Doss v Bishumber Doss (1869) 13 Moo Ind App 85; 20 ER 484 Pegela Pty Ltd v Oates [2010] NSWCA 186 Texts Cited: L Blom-Cooper, B Dickson and G Drewry, The Judicial House of Lords (Oxford University Press, 2009) B McPherson, The Supreme Court of Queensland (Butterworths, 1989) Sir John Quick and Littleton Groom, The Judicial Power of the Commonwealth (Charles F Maxwell, 1904) F Safford and G Wheeler, The Practice of the Privy Council in Judicial Matters (Sweet and Maxwell, 1901) Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Condensing Vaporisers Aust Pty Ltd (Respondent on motion objecting to competency) FDC Construction & Fitout Pty Ltd (Applicant on motion objecting to competency) Representation: Counsel: M Pesman SC / C Alexander (Respondent on motion objecting to competency) F Corsaro SC (Applicant on motion objecting to competency) Solicitors: Bay Legal (Respondent on motion objecting to competency) Clark McNamara (Applicant on motion objecting to competency) File Number(s): 2013/270850 Decision under appeal Citation: [2013] NSWSC 1073 Date of Decision: 2013-08-09 00:00:00 Before: Slattery J File Number(s): 2011/384083