Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd v Roberts [2016] NSWCA 240

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd v Roberts [2016] NSWCA 240 Hearing dates: 26 July 2016 Decision date: 02 September 2016 Before: Beazley P at [1]; Payne JA at [2]; Sackville AJA at [3] Decision: 1. Grant leave to appeal. 2. Dismiss the appeal. 3. The appellant pay the respondent's costs of the appeal, including the application for leave to appeal. Catchwords: REAL PROPERTY – caveats – application by registered proprietor for an order that a caveat claiming a security interest in the land be withdrawn to enable the registered proprietor to refinance a first mortgage – registered proprietor disputes the validity of claimed security interest protected by the caveat – order made for withdrawal but allowing relodgement of caveat after refinancing – effect of order is to reduce registered proprietor's equity in the land – whether primary Judge erred in ordering withdrawal – whether discretion conferred by s 74MA of the Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) constrained by requirement that the case be "unusual" or "rare" before an order for withdrawal of a caveat can be made. Legislation Cited: Real Property Act 1900 (NSW), 74F, s 74G, s 74H, s 74J, s74K, s 74LA, s 74M, s 74MA, s 74O, s 74P, s 74Q, s 97(3) (repealed) Transfer of Land Act 1893 (WA), s 138 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 31.21 Cases Cited: Appleton Papers Inc v Tomasetti Paper Pty Ltd [1983] 3 NSWLR 208 Beecham Group Ltd v Bristol Laboratories Pty Ltd [1968] HCA 1; 118 CLR 618 Black v Garnock [2007] HCA 31; 230 CLR 438 Brayson Motors Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1983) 57 ALJR 288 Buchanan v Crown and Gleeson Business Finance Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 1465; 13 BPR 24,513 Custom Credit Corporation Ltd v Ravi Nominees Pty Ltd (1992) 8 WAR 42 Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd v Roberts [2016] NSWSC 989 Heid v Reliance Finance Corporation Pty Ltd [1983] HCA 30; 154 CLR 326 Heritage Properties (No.3) Pty Ltd v Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd (1993) Q Conv R 54-448 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; 55 CLR 499 J & H Just (Holdings) Pty Ltd v Bank of New South Wales [1971] HCA 57; 125 CLR 546 Jacobs v Platt Nominees Pty Ltd [1990] VR 146 Kerabee Park Pty Ltd v Daley [1978] 2 NSWLR 222 Martyn v Glennan [1979] 2 NSWLR 234 Navarac Pty Ltd v Moondancer Holdings Pty Limited [2009] WASCA 95 Oceanview Group Holdings v Balaz [2006] NSWSC 1469 Person-to-Person Financial Services Pty Ltd v Sharari [1984] 1 NSWLR 745 Tadrous v Tadrous [2009] NSWSC 407 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Appellant: Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd Respondent: Eleanor Therese Roberts Representation: Counsel: