Anderson & Ors v The Owners − Strata Plan No 64511 [2016] NSWCATCD 100

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Anderson & Ors v The Owners − Strata Plan No 64511 [2016] NSWCATCD 100 Hearing dates: 11 and 12 August 2016 Date of orders: 30 September 2016 Decision date: 30 September 2016 Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Before: P Boyce, Senior Member Decision: (1) The respondents, Owners Corporation Strata Plan 64511, Grant Ritchie, Melanie Ritchie and Marie Baird, are to pay the costs of the applicants Ross Anderson and Jane Anderson, Andrew Fuller and Hillary Fuller, John Miller and Lorraine Miller, and Athol McIntyre and Helen McIntyre as agreed or assessed on the ordinary basis;

(2) Such costs are not to be levied on the applicants Catchwords: STRATA PLAN − Consent orders, orders on merits, costs if no order on merits, costs, special circumstances Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 (NSW) Cases Cited: Edwards Madigan Torzillo Briggs Pty Ltd v Gloria Stack[2003] NSWCA 302 Metro Chatswood Pty Ltd v Cri Chatswood Pty Limited [2007] NSWSC 1120 Ohn v Walton (1995) 36 NSWLR 77 Re Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs and Another; Ex parte Lai Qin (1997) 186 CLR 622 Spicer v Owners Corp SP 64558 [2016] NSWCATAP 11 Webuildem Pty Ltd v Arab Bank Australia Ltd (2013) 300ALR 99; [2013] FCA 37; BC201300214 Category: Costs Parties: Applicants: Ross Anderson and Jane Anderson, Andrew Fuller and Hillary Fuller, John Miller and Lorraine Miller, and Athol McIntyre and Helen McIntyre