Hanna v Kersten; Kersten v Hanna [2019] NSWCATCD 26

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hanna v Kersten; Kersten v Hanna [2019] NSWCATCD 26 Hearing dates: 15 and 16 November 2018 with written submissions by 21 December 2018 and 29 January 2019 Date of orders: 12 March 2019 Decision date: 12 March 2019 Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Before: G K Burton SC, FCI Arb, Senior Member Decision: 1. Order that Thomas Peter Kersten t/as Castleridge Constructions and Anthony Lawrence Kersten pay Alice Hanna, $106,829.90 on or before 12 April 2019.

2. Note the provisional view of the Tribunal that the respondents are to pay the applicant's costs of the proceedings on the ordinary basis.

3. Note the parties' agreement at hearing that they do not wish a further hearing on costs and that costs can, if the provisional view of the Tribunal on costs is contested, be determined on the papers.

4. Order the parties to notify the Tribunal on or before 19 March 2019 if they contest the provisional view of the Tribunal on costs.

5. Order as follows if either party indicates in accord with order 4 that the provisional view of the Tribunal on costs is contested:

(1) Written submissions in chief and any further evidence on costs in chief is to be lodged with the Tribunal and served on the other party on or before 2 April 2019.

(2) Written submissions in reply and any further evidence on costs in reply is to be lodged with the Tribunal and served on the other party on or before 16 April 2019. Catchwords: Home Building - licence in one partner - identity of builder - misleading conduct - recovery of GST - jurisdiction - implied terms - statutory warranties - principles governing work order or money order - proportionality - quantum meruit - just and equitable where no insurance Legislation Cited: A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2013 (NSW) Environmental Planning and Assessment (Compliance with NCC and insurance requirements under the HBA) Regulation 2000 (NSW) Environmental Planning and Assessment (Planning) Regulation 2000 (NSW) Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) Home Building Regulation 2014 (NSW) Partnership Act 1892 (NSW) Cases Cited: A-G (NSW) v Gatsby [2018] NSWCA 254 Barwick v Shetab [2017] NSWCATAP 127 Bellgrove v Eldridge (1954) 90 CLR 613 Blessed Sydney Constructions PL v Vasudevan [2018] NSWCATAP 98 BNT Constructions PL v Allen [2017] NSWCATAP 186 Bonita v Shen [2016] NSWCATAP 159 BP Refinery (Westernport) PL v Hastings SC (1977) 180 CLR 266 Brennan Constructions PL v Davison [2018] NSWCATAP 210 Brewarrina Shire Council v Beckhaus Civil PL [2005] NSWCA 248 Brooks v Gannon Constructions PL [2017] NSWCATCD 12 Catapult Constructions PL v Denison [2018] NSWCATAP 158 Clements v Murphy [2018] NSWCATAP 152 Codelfa Construction PL v SRA NSW (1982) 149 CLR 337 David Securities PL v CBA (1992) 175 CLR 353 Eddie Lau Constructions PL v Transdevelopment Enterprise PL [2004] NSWSC 273 Felton v Mulligan (1971) 124 CLR 367 Galdona v Peacock [2017] NSWCATAP 64 Jenkinson v Chaw [2015] NSWCATAP 127 Johnson t/as One Tree Constructions v Lukeman [2017] NSWCATAP 45 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Kumar v Sabharwal [2017] NSWCATAP 200 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534 Little v J&K Homes PL [2017] NSWCATAP 84 Macquarie International Health Clinic PL v SSWAHS [2010] NSWCA 268 Maiolo v Chiarelli [2016] NSWCATAP 81 Marr v JCK Building Solutions PL [2018] NCATCD 4 December 2018 Masters Home Improvement Aust PL v North East Solutions PL [2017] VSCA 88 Mineralogy PL v Sino Iron PL [No 16] [2017] WASC 340 Oppidan Homes PL v Yang [2017] NSWCATAP 67 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Pastrovic & Co PL v Farrington [2011] NSWDC 94 Renard Constructions (ME) PL v Min Public Works (1992) 26 NSWLR 234 Roxborough v Rothmans of Pall Mall Ltd (2001) 208 CLR 516, [2001] HCA 68 Secured Income Real Estate PL v St Martins Property Investments PL (1979) 144 CLR 596 Tabcorp Holdings Ltd v Bowen Investments PL (2009) 236 CLR 272, [2009] HCA 8 The Craftsmen Restoration and Renovations v Thomas Boland [2008] NSWSC 660 Thompson v Chapman [2016] NSWCATAP 6 United Group Rail Services Ltd v Railcorp NSW (2009) 74 NSWLR 618 Vella v Mir [2019] NSWCATAP 28 Walker Group Constructions PL v Tzaneros Investments PL [2017] NSWCA 27 at [186]; Zistis v Zistis [2018] NSWSC 722 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Alice Hanna (Applicant and Cross-respondent) Thomas Peter Kersten t/as Castleridge Constructions and Anthony Lawrence Kersten (Respondents and Cross-applicants) Representation: Counsel: M Atkinson, Solicitor (Applicant) T O Bland (Respondents)