Nick Manevski v Ben Jennings [2014] NSWCATCD 179

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Nick Manevski v Ben Jennings [2014] NSWCATCD 179 Decision date: 12 September 2014 Before: D Goldstein, Senior Member Decision: 1. The respondent Ben Jennings must pay the applicant Nick Manevski the sum of $15,907.38 within 14 days of the date of this order. 2. Either party is at liberty to make a costs application in these proceedings. 3. Any costs application pursuant to section 53 of the Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Act 2001 or rule 20 of the Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Regulation 2009 must be lodged in the Tribunal and served on the costs respondent within 21 days of the date of this order either attaching or referring to the documents relied upon in support of the application. 4. The costs respondent will have 21 days after the date he receives the costs application referred to above, to lodge in the Tribunal and serve on the costs applicant his submissions, if any, in response to the costs application, such submissions either attaching or referring to the documents relied upon. 5. The cost applicant will have 14 days after the date he receives the cost respondent's submissions to lodge in the Tribunal and serve on the costs respondent his submissions, if any, in reply, such submissions either attaching or referring to the documents relied upon. 6. The Tribunal will determine any costs application on the basis of the papers lodged in the Tribunal. Catchwords: Whether applicant entitled to damages for own labour, defective work. Legislation Cited: Home Building Act 1989 Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Act 2001 Cases Cited: Laurence Peter Thomas v Powercor Australia Limited [2011] VSC 586 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Nick Manevski (applicant) Ben Jennings (respondent) File Number(s): HB 13/59143 Publication restriction: Unrestricted