Owners – Strata Plan No 58068 v/ats Cooper [2019] NSWCATCD 62

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Owners – Strata Plan No 58068 v/ats Cooper [2019] NSWCATCD 62 Hearing dates: 26 September 2019; further written submissions to 11 October 2019 Date of orders: 21 November 2019 Decision date: 21 November 2019 Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Before: G K Burton SC, Senior Member Decision: In SC 19/27422: 1. Order under s 150 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) that by-law 14 is declared to be and since its date of registration has been harsh, unconscionable and oppressive.

2. Order the Owners Corporation SP 48887 promptly to do all acts necessary to record the removal of by-law 14 pursuant to s 246 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW), such removal to be recorded as having operated on and from date of registration of the by-law being 21 January 2019.

In SC 19/18982: 3. Dismiss the application.

In both SC 19/18982 and SC 19/27422:

4. Note the agreement of the parties that questions of costs can be decided on written submissions without the need for further hearing on costs.

5. Order as follows:

5.1 Any party's written submissions and any further evidence in chief on costs is to be lodged with the Tribunal and served on each other party on or before 6 December 2019.

5.2 Any party's written submissions and any further evidence in reply on costs is to be lodged with the Tribunal and served on each other party on or before 20 December 2019.

5.3 If there are no submissions and material lodged and served pursuant to 5.1 and 5.2, then the order will be that: (1) the Owners Corporation is to pay J A and L B Cooper's costs of both proceedings on the ordinary basis as agreed or assessed; and (2) the Owners Corporation is not to recoup its costs under the preceding costs order or its own costs of both proceedings from levy or fund that includes money contributed by J A and L B Cooper. Catchwords: Strata management – by-law excluding pets - refusal to amend or replace with new by-law - SSMA ss 134, 135, 136, 138, 139, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 153, 156, 157, 158, 159, 232; 1996 Regulation cll 35, 37, Sch 2, Sch 3. Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) Strata Schemes (Freehold Development) Act 1973 (NSW) Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 (NSW) Strata Schemes Management Regulation 1997 (NSW) Strata Schemes Management Regulation 2005 (NSW) Strata Schemes Management Regulation 2010 (NSW) Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) Strata Schemes Management Regulation 2016 (NSW) Cases Cited: Ainsworth v Albrecht [2016] HCA 40; (2016) 261 CLR 167 Bonita v Shen [2016] NSWCATAP 159 Capcelea v Owners SP 48887 [2019] NSWCATCD 27 Carroll v Alldritt [2013] NSWCTTT 525 Castle Constructions PL v Sahab PL and the Registrar-General (2013) 247 CLR 149, [2013] HCA 11 Donnellan v Woodland [2012] NSWCA 433 at [190]-[192] Gazebo Penthouse PL v Owners SP 73943 [2015] NSWCATCD 93 George v Rockett (1990) 170 CLR 104 Gett v Tabet [2009] NSWCA 76 Gurram v Owners SP 36589 [2018] NSWCATCD 39 John Maait Properties PL v Owners SP 50936 [2019] NSWCATAP 26 Johnson t/as One Tree Constructions v Lukeman [2017] NSWCATAP 45 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534 McCann v Owners SP 11318 [1998] NSWSSB 44 McCormick & McGinness v Owners SP 2371 [2018] NSWCATCD 9 Oct 2018 SC 18/29877 Milijash v Owners SP 3618 [2002] NSWCTTT 297 Milman v Owners SP 1389 [2005] NSWCTTT 196 Miwa PL v Siantan Properties Pte Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 OC SP 7596 v Risidore [2003] NSWSC 966 Oppidan Homes PL v Yang [2017] NSWCATAP 67 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Owners SP 20695 v Dunsford [2019] NSWCATCD 8 May 2019 SC 18/43341 and SC 18/50702 Owners SP 63341 v Malachite Holdings PL [2018] NSWCATAP 256 Owners SP 67631 v Waters and Gardner [2010] NSWCTTT 343 Owners SP 68976 v Nicholls [2018] NSWSC 270 Owners SP 69140 v Drewe [2017] NSWSC 845 Owners SP 69481 v Want [2013] NSWCTTT 440 Owners SP 87812 v Thomson [2019] NSWCATCD 38 Pacciocco v ANZ Banking Group Ltd [2015] FCAFC 50, (2015) 236 FCR 199, [2016] HCA 28, (2016) 258 CLR 525 Rielly v Owners SP 18687 [2007] NSWCTTT 58 Roden v Owners SP 55773 [2019] NSWCATCD 18 September 2019 (SC 18/37522) Stolfa v Hempton [2010] NSWCA 218 The Proprietors SP 1627 v Schultz (1978) Strata Title Law and Practice [30-024] Thompson v Chapman [2016] NSWCATAP 6 White v Betalli (2007) 71 NSWLR 381, [2007] NSWCA 243 Williams v Knowles and Owners SP 10147 [2018] NSWCATCD 13 June 2018 (SC17/50119, SC17/51940) Yardy v Owners SP 5723 [2018] NSWCATCD 19 Texts Cited: Macquarie Dictionary Category: Principal judgment Parties: The Owners – Strata Plan No 58068 (Applicant in SC19/18982, Respondent in SC 19/27422) Johanna Anwar Cooper and Leo Bernard Cooper (Respondents in SC 19/18982, Applicants in SC 19/27422) Representation: Counsel: G Sirtes SC with L Johnson (OC) V Kerr SC (Coopers)