Baserite Constructions Pty Ltd v Tanios [2020] NSWCATAP 77

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Baserite Constructions Pty Ltd v Tanios [2020] NSWCATAP 77 Hearing dates: 13 February 2020 Date of orders: 06 May 2020 Decision date: 06 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: G K Burton SC, Senior Member M R Gracie, Senior Member Decision: (1) Leave to Appeal is granted to the extent that leave is required. (2) The Appeal is allowed. (3) Remit the matter to the Consumer and Commercial Division for hearing, with directions to be made by the Division to permit the lodgement and service of further evidence. (4) Costs of the appeal, as to who is to pay the costs of the appeal, to abide the outcome on the further primary hearing but to be on the ordinary basis as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: HOME BUILDING - limitation period - major defects - separate agreement as basis of work order - procedural fairness - material not before Tribunal on no appearance Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW) Act (NSW) Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) Cases Cited: AAI Ltd t/as GIO v McGiffen (2016) 77 MVR 348, [2016] NSWCA 229 at [81] Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Cervantes (2012) 61 MVR 443, [2012] NSWCA 244 Aon Risk Services Aust Ltd v ANU (2009) 239 CLR 175, [2009] HCA 27 Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corporation [1948] 1 KB 223 Atkinson v Crowley [2011] NSWCA194 CEO of Customs v AMI Toyota Ltd (2000) 102 FCR 578 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163 Eadie v Harvey [2017] NSWCATAP 201 Flat Glass Industries Ltd v MCS Builders PL [2015] NSWCATAP 148 Hossain v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] HCA 34 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Jegatheeswaran v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs (2001) 194 ALR 263, [2001] FCA 865 Ku-ring-gai Council v Chan [2017] NSWCA 226 OC SP 68751 v CA DP 270281 [2015] NSWCATCD 99 Lee v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2017] NSWSC 1849 Legal Profession Complaints Committee v Rayney [2017] WASCA 78 Mifsud v Campbell (1991) 21 NSWLR 725 at 728 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZVFW [2018] HCA 30 Owen v Kim [2017] NSWCATAP 26 Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd v Economic Regulation Authority [2014] WASC 346 Pollard v RRR Corporation Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 110 Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 69 Rodger v De Gelder (2015) 71 MVR 514, [2015] NSWCA 211 at [86] Rozenblit v Vainer [2018] HCA 23 Ryan v BKB Motor Vehicle Repairs Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCATAP 39 Stevenson v Ashton [2019] NSWSC 1689 Symes and Filmer v Mick Fabar Constructions PL [2015] NSWCATCD 77 UBS AG v Tyne [2018] HCA 45 Vella v Mir [2019] NSWCATAP 28 Wehi v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 1176 Yuen v Thom [2016] NSWCATAP 243 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Baserite Constructions Pty Ltd (Appellant) John Tanios (Respondents) Representation: Counsel: M McMahon (Appellant)