Dino Dinov v Allianz Australia Insurance Limited [2017] NSWCA 270

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Dino Dinov v Allianz Australia Insurance Limited [2017] NSWCA 270 Hearing dates: 27 July 2017 Date of orders: 20 October 2017 Decision date: 20 October 2017 Before: Beazley P at [1]; Meagher JA at [2]; McDougall J at [20] Decision: Appeal dismissed with costs. Catchwords: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION – where insurer issued builders' home warranty insurance indemnifying owner against risk of being unable to have builder rectify or compensate for defective building work – where directors of builder indemnified insurer against that liability – whether action under indemnities statute barred by s 109ZK of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 – whether action to enforce the indemnity is a "building action" as defined by that Act Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment Act 1997 (NSW) Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) Limitation of Actions Act 1958 (Vic) Cases Cited: Applicant A v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1997) 190 CLR 225 Australian Rail Track Corporation Ltd v Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd [2003] VSC 189 Brirek Industries Pty Ltd v McKenzie Group Consulting (Vic) Pty Ltd [2014] VSCA 165 Bryan v Maloney (1995) 182 CLR 609; [1995] HCA 17 CIC Insurance Ltd v Bankstown Football Club Ltd (1997) 187 CLR 384; [1997] HCA 2 Collector of Customs v Agfa-Gevaert Ltd (1996) 186 CLR 389; [1996] HCA 36 Henville v Walker (2001) 206 CLR 459; [2001] HCA 52 Hunt & Hunt v Mitchell Morgan Nominees Pty Ltd (2013) 247 CLR 613; [2013] HCA 10 I&L Securities Pty Limited v HTW Valuers (Brisbane) Pty Limited (2002) 210 CLR 109; [2002] HCA 41 Independent Commission Against Corruption v Cunneen (2015) 256 CLR 1; [2015] HCA 14 Isherwood v Butler Pollnow Pty Ltd (1986) 6 NSWLR 363 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Teoh (1995) 183 CLR 273 Penrith City Council v Government Insurance Office of New South Wales (1991) 24 NSWLR 564 R v Brown [1996] 1 AC 543 R v Khazaal (2012) 246 CLR 601; [2012] HCA 26 Saaed v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2010) 241 CLR 252; [2010] HCA 23 State Government Insurance Commission v Stevens Brothers Pty Ltd (1984) 154 CLR 552 Tabet v Gett (2010) 240 CLR 537; [2010] HCA 12 Walton v National Employers Insurance Association [1973] 2 NSWLR 73 Texts Cited: Wayne Courtney, Contractual Indemnities (1st ed 2014, Hart Publishing) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Dino Dinov (First Appellant) Stefan Dinov (Second Appellant) Jona Dinov (Third Appellant) Jugoslav Zivanovic (Fourth Appellant) Veselka Zivanovic (Fifth Appellant) Natasha Zivanovic (Sixth Appellant) Allianz Australia Insurance Limited (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P J Bambagiotti (Appellants) T Lynch SC / L Saunders (Respondent)