Atlantic Caravans Pty Ltd v Armstrong & Hinterland Outdoors Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCATAP 52

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Atlantic Caravans Pty Ltd v Armstrong & Hinterland Outdoors Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCATAP 52 Hearing dates: 14 November 2017 Date of orders: 27 February 2018 Decision date: 27 February 2018 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: S Westgarth, Deputy President D Robertson, Senior Member Decision: 1. The appeal is dismissed Catchwords: Jurisdiction – diversity jurisdiction of the Commonwealth – major defect, major failure under the Australian Consumer Law Legislation Cited: Australian Consumer Law Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 NSW Corporations Act 2001 Judiciary Act 1903 Cases Cited: Australasian Temperance and General Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd. v. Howe (1922) 31 CLR 290 British American Tobacco Australia Ltd v Western Australia (2003) 217 CLR 30 Burns v Corbett; Gaynor v Burns [2017] NSWCA 3; (2017) 343 ALR 690 Bywaters Investment Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2016] HCA 45 R v Trade Practices Tribunal; Ex parte Tasmanian Breweries Pty Ltd (1970) 123 CLR 361 Johnson v Dibbin; Gatsby v Gatsby [2018] NSWCATAP 45 Texts Cited: Ford, Austin & Ramsay, Principles of Corporations Law Leeming, Authority to Decide: The Law of Jurisdiction in Australia, 2012 Federation Press Category: Principal judgment Parties: Atlantic Caravans Pty Ltd (Appellant) Ronald Armstrong (Respondent) Hinterland Outdoors Pty Ltd (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr J Doyle (Appellant)