Ausbao (286 Sussex St) Pty Ltd v Registrar-General of NSW [2020] NSWSC 50

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ausbao (286 Sussex St) Pty Ltd v Registrar-General of NSW [2020] NSWSC 50 Hearing dates: 4 February 2020 Date of orders: 11 February 2020 Decision date: 11 February 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Darke J Decision: Order that the Amended Notice of Motion be dismissed with costs. Catchwords: REAL PROPERTY – Torrens system – claim for compensation from Torrens Assurance Fund – area of parcel of land erroneously overstated in deposited plan – whether compensation excluded by s 129(2)(e) of the Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) – whether loss arose because of an error or miscalculation "in the measurement of land" – real question to be determined – claim not clearly untenable or manifestly groundless – summary dismissal not appropriate

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – summary dismissal – claim for compensation from Torrens Assurance Fund – whether claim excluded by s 129(2)(e) of Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) – whether loss arose because of an error or miscalculation "in the measurement of land" – real question to be determined – claim not clearly untenable or manifestly groundless – summary dismissal not appropriate Legislation Cited: Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 34 Real Property Act 1900 (NSW), s 129 Real Property Amendment (Compensation) Act 2000 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 13.4 Cases Cited: Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552; [2000] HCA 41 Comserv (No 1877) Pty Ltd v Figtree Gardens Caravan Park (1999) 102 LGERA 74; [1999] NSWSC 124 Dey v Victorian Railway Commissioners (1949) 78 CLR 62 General Steel Industries Inc. v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 Registrar-General v Rigby (Land and Environment Court – Bannon J, 29 June 1995, unreported) Voudouris v Registrar-General (1993) 30 NSWLR 195 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Ausbao (286 Sussex St) Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Registrar-General of NSW (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr G A Sirtes SC with Mr H Grace (Plaintiff) Mr H Altan (Defendant)