The Owners - Strata Plan No 54026 v Phillipa Ternes [2019] NSWSC 1579

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The Owners - Strata Plan No 54026 v Phillipa Ternes [2019] NSWSC 1579 Hearing dates: 12 November 2019 Date of orders: 12 November 2019 Decision date: 12 November 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity - Real Property List Before: Parker J Decision: See [60]. Catchwords: Practice and procedure — Proceedings — Transfer of proceedings — Forum – application for summary dismissal or stay of proceedings – application for disclosure of details recorded on strata roll per Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW), ss 187, 188 and 232 – whether appropriate proceedings be transferred to NCAT – jurisdiction of Tribunal.

LAND LAW — Strata title — Owners corporation —Strata roll – application for production from building manager of contact details of owners recorded on strata roll – Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW), ss 187, 188 and 232 – jurisdiction of Tribunal. Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), Schedule 4 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 34 Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW), s 22, Part 4 Division 4, s 181, 187, 188, 232, 253, 258 Cases Cited: Batistatos v RTA of NSW (2006) 226 CLR 256; [2006] HCA 27 Owners Strata Plan 21372 v Banovic [2017] NSWSC 734 Teele v FCT (1940) 63 CLR 201 Voth v Manildra Flour Mills (1990) 171 CLR 538; [1990] HCA 55 Texts Cited: Dennis C Pearce and Robert S Geddes, Statutory interpretation in Australia (8th ed, 2014, LexisNexis Butterworths) at [2.26] Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: The Owners – Strata Plan No 54026 (Plaintiff) Phillipa Ternes (First Defendant) UniLodge Australia Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Sydney Campus Apartments Pty Ltd (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: P Doyle Gray (Plaintiff) R Gration (First, Second and Third Defendants)