Yuen v Thom [2016] NSWCATAP 243

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Yuen v Thom [2016] NSWCATAP 243 Hearing dates: 5 September 2016 Date of orders: 11 November 2016 Decision date: 11 November 2016 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: R Seiden SC, Principal Member L Robberds QC, Senior Member Decision: (1) Leave to appeal, if necessary, is granted. (2) The appeal is dismissed Catchwords: CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL – appeal from consent orders made by the Consumer and Commercial Division – whether Tribunal complied with s 59 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 when making orders to give effect to an agreed settlement – whether there are any other grounds on which consent orders should be set aside

CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL – Appeal Panel – nature of the appeal - additional evidence– whether leave should be granted Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW) Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 Cases Cited: CDJ v VAJ (No 1)(1998) 197 CLR 172 ; [1998] HCA 67 Charitou v Owners of Strata Plan 10394 [2015] NSWSC 1059 Clasic International Pty Ltd v Lagos [2002] NSWSC 1155; (2002) 60 NSWLR 241 Clements v Independent Indigenous Advisory Committee [2003] FCAFC 143; (2003) 131 FCR 28 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Crescendo Management Pty Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation (1988) 19 NSWLR 40 Engelbrecht v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2016] NSWCA 290 Ferella v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2014] NSWCA 378 Haritos v Commissioner of Taxation [2015] FCAFC 92 Johnson v Buttress [1936] HCA 41; (1936) 56 CLR 113 Lacey v Attorney-General (Qld) [2011] HCA 10; (2011) 242 CLR 573 Loch v Land and Housing Corporation (NSW) [2014] NSWCATAP 110 Petelin v Cullen [1975] HCA 24; (1975) 132 CLR 355 Re Anasis; Ex parte Total Australia Ltd (1985) 11 FCR 127 Roney v NSW Land and Housing Corporation [2015] NSWCATAP 269 S & G Homes Pty Ltd (t/as Pavilion Homes) v Owen [2015] NSWCATAP 190 Solle v Butcher [1950] 1 KB 671 Builders Licensing Board v Sperway Constructions (Syd) Pty Ltd (1976) 135 CLR 616; [1976] HCA 62 Taylor v Johnson [1983] HCA 5; (1983) 151 CLR 422 White v Wills [2014] NSWSC 1160 Texts Cited: N Seddon, R Bigwood and M Ellinghaus, Cheshire & Fifoot Law of Contract (LexisNexis, 10th Aus ed, 2012) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jessica Yuen (Appellant) James Thom (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Platinum Lawyers Pty Ltd (Appellant) James Thom (Respondent in person) File Number(s): AP 16/34679 Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Citation: N/A Date of Decision: 1 July 2016 Before: J Levingston, General Member File Number(s): GEN 16/19596