Quest Rose Hill Pty Ltd v The Owners Strata Plan No 64025 [2016] NSWSC 978

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Quest Rose Hill Pty Ltd v The Owners Strata Plan No 64025 [2016] NSWSC 978 Hearing dates: 24 June 2016 Decision date: 15 July 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Sackar J Decision: See paras [31], [39], [42], [49] Catchwords: EQUITY – Adoption of referee report – Proposed modification – Whether referee erred in failing to take into account outstanding levies in determining reasonable Owners Corporation budget – Failure to draw referee's attention to outstanding levies – Costs of proceedings before referee when neither party is successful – Costs of notices of motion – Whether second defendant "surrendered" Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 56, 98(1) Strata Management Act 1996 (NSW) s 75 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 42.1 Cases Cited: Bostik Australia Pty Ltd v Liddiard (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 304 Chocolate Factory Apartments v Westpoint Finance [2005] NSWSC 784 Coulton v Holcombe (1986) 162 CLR 1 Mainteck Services Pty Ltd v Stein Heurtey SA [2014] NSWCA 184; 89 NSWLR 633; 310 ALR 113 New Price Retail Services Pty Ltd v David Hanna [2014] NSWSC 553 ONE.TEL Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2000] FCA 270; 101 FCR 548 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 P Ward Civil Engineering v Civil & Civic [2003] NSWSC 603 Re Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs; Ex parte Lai Qin (1997) 186 CLR 622 The Owners - Strata Plan 64415 v Vero Insurance Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1500 The Owners of Strata Plan 76888 v Walker Group Constructions Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 541 The Owners - Strata Plan No 68372 v Allianz Australia Insurance Limited [2014] NSWSC 180 Water Board v Moustakas (1994) 180 CLR 491 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Quest Rose Hill Pty Ltd (plaintiff) The Owners – Strata Plan 64025 & Anor (defendant) Representation: Counsel: D A J Greinke (plaintiff) R A Parsons (defendant)