Tay v CCSR (No. 2) [2017] NSWSC 504

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Tay v CCSR (No. 2) [2017] NSWSC 504 Hearing dates: 1 May 2017 Decision date: 01 May 2017 Jurisdiction: Equity - Revenue List Before: White J Decision: 1. Order that the plaintiff's application to vary or set aside the order made on 6 April 2017 in proceeding 2015/00361534 be refused. 2. Order that the plaintiff pay the defendant's costs of the plaintiff's application to vary or set aside the order made on 6 April 2017 in proceeding 2015/361534. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Application to vary or set aside final order made on 6 April 2017 confirming assessment to landholder duty – Notice of motion not filed under UCPR r 36.16(3A) – Application not competent – If power to set aside or vary final order were available, not a proper case to exercise such a power Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Duties Act 1997 (NSW) Cases Cited: Saunders v Vautier (1841) Cr & Ph 240; 41 ER 482 Bailey v Marinoff (1971) 125 CLR 529 El Boustani v The Minister Administering the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 114 El Boustani v The Minister Administering the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act (1979) [2014] NSWCA 33 Kable v State of New South Wales [2012] NSWCA 361 Short v Crawley (No 45) [2013] NSWSC 1541 AT v Commissioner of Police NSW (No 2) [2010] NSWCA 337 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Chwan Yi Tay (Plaintiff) Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: C Peadon (Plaintiff) M Sealey (Defendant)