Prestige Auto Traders Australia Pty Ltd v Bonnefin [2017] NSWSC 149

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Prestige Auto Traders Australia Pty Ltd v Bonnefin [2017] NSWSC 149 Hearing dates: 10 November 2016 Decision date: 01 March 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: N Adams J Decision: (1) The appeal is dismissed. (2) The appellant is to pay the respondent's costs of the appeal. Catchwords: LOCAL COURT APPEAL – appeal under s 39(1) of the Local Court Act – whether Local Court erred by not addressing in its reasons that respondent was precluded from relying on inability to remedy goods as grounds for rejecting goods because of failure to plead that ground - whether Local Court erred in directing itself as to the test for "major failure" – whether no evidence to make certain findings – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Schedule 2 (the Australian Consumer Law), ss 3, 54, 259, 260, 262 Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW), s 79S(1) Local Court Act 2007 (NSW), s 39(1) Motor Dealers and Repairers Act 2013 (NSW), ss 68(1), 69(5) Cases Cited: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321; [1990] HCA 33 Beale v GIO (1997) 48 NSWLR 430 Kirk v Industrial Court of New South Wales (2010) 239 CLR 531; [2010] HCA 1 Kostas v HIA Insurance Services Pty Limited (2010) 241 CLR 390; [2010] HCA 32 Medtel v Courtney (2003) 198 ALR 630 Pollard v RRR Corp Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 110 Re Refugee Review Tribunal; Ex parte Aala (2000) 204 CLR 82; [2000] HCA 57 Seltsam Pty Limited v Ghaleb [2005] NSWCA 208 Warkworth Mining Limited v Bulga Milbrodale Progress Association Inc [2014] NSWCA 105 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Prestige Auto Traders Australia Pty Ltd (Appellant) Nicole Bonnefin (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr G P Gee (Appellant) Mr D Tynan (Respondent)