The Owners - Strata Plan No 1731 & Anor v Bailey & Ors [2014] NSWSC 875

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The Owners - Strata Plan No 1731 & Anor v Bailey & Ors [2014] NSWSC 875 Hearing dates: 13 June 2014 Decision date: 30 June 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Black J Decision: Orders made for defendant's amended notice of motion to be dismissed. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - application for summary dismissal of plaintiffs' claim under Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 13.4 - whether proceedings are frivolous or vexatious in nature - where plaintiffs do not have a caveatable interest in relevant land - whether plaintiffs have standing to seek relief under Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) ss 65, 66 - whether summons is an abuse of process.

REAL PROPERTY - Torrens title - caveats against primary applications - whether lodgement of caveat either expressly or by necessary implication ousts Court's jurisdiction to make orders or grant relief under Supreme Court Act ss 65, 66. Legislation Cited: - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 56, 58(1), 58(2) - Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) s 88K(1) - Real Property (Amendment) Bill 1970 (NSW) - Real Property (Caveats) Amendment Act 1986 Sch 1(1) - Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) ss 12A, 14, 14A, 17, 74B, 74C - Real Property Amendment Act 1996 (NSW) Sch 1 - Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) ss 65, 66 - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 13.4 Cases Cited: - Agar v Hyde [2000] HCA 41; (2000) 201 CLR 552 - Australian Conservation Foundation Inc v Commonwealth [1980] HCA 53; (1980) 146 CLR 493 - Bateman's Bay Local Aboriginal Land Council v Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund Pty Ltd [1998] HCA 49; (1998) 194 CLR 247 - Batistatos v Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) [2006] HCA 27; (2006) 226 CLR 256 - Brimson v Rocla Concrete Pipes Ltd [1982] 2 NSWLR 937 - Burton v Shire of Bairnsdale [1908] HCA 57; (1908) 7 CLR 76 - Castle Constructions Pty Ltd v Sahab Holdings Pty Ltd [2013] HCA 11; (2013) 247 CLR 149 - Cox v Journeaux (No 2) [1935] HCA 48; (1935) 52 CLR 713 - Halaga Developments Pty Ltd v Grime (1986) 5 NSWLR 740 - Moorebank Recyclers Pty Ltd v Tanlan Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 445 - Onus v Alcoa of Australia Ltd [1981] HCA 50; (1981) 149 CLR 27 - Public Trustee v Murray (1922) 22 SR (NSW) 555 - Secure Funding Pty Ltd v Coughlin [2009] NSWSC 384; (2009) 74 NSWLR 687 - Shalhoub Holdings Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2006] NSWSC 607 - Shaw v New South Wales [2012] NSWCA 102 - Spencer v Commonwealth [2010] HCA 28; (2010) 248 CLR 118 - Truth About Motorways Pty Ltd v Macquarie Infrastructure Investment Management Ltd [2000] HCA 11; (2000) 200 CLR 591 - Walsh v Alexander [1913] HCA 24; (1913) 16 CLR 293 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: The Owners - Strata Plan 1731 (First Plaintiff) Robert Clive Linke (Second Plaintiff) Pamela Frances Bailey (First Defendant) Registrar-General of New South Wales (Second Defendant) Waverley Council (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M P Amerena (Plaintiffs) J Van Aalst (First Defendant) Solicitors: Broadley Rees Hogan (Plaintiffs) Szabo & Associates (First Defendant) File Number(s): 2013/386224