Parry-Husbands v Roffe [2023] NSWCATCD 167

Parry-Husbands v Roffe [2023] NSWCATCD 167

The applicants established sufficient cause, sound ground or good reason for transfer because the evidence before the Tribunal made it reasonably arguable that the building defects claim against the second respondent may exceed the $500,000 jurisdictional limit under s 48K(1) of the Home Building Act 1989 (NSW), and the proceedings were still at a relatively early stage. The potential inadmissibility or deficiencies of parts of the applicants' evidence did not require a detailed evidentiary inquiry on the transfer application. The pleaded tort claims against the first respondent were also arguably outside the Tribunal's Home Building Act jurisdiction, and transferring only part of the...

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
01 December 2023
Procedural Posture
Home Building Act 1989 (nsw) Proceedings; Application to Transfer Tribunal Proceedings to the District Court of NSW / Interlocutory Hearing on Transfer Application
Outcome
Proceedings transferred to the District Court of NSW, with the transfer order stayed until determination of costs application or further order.
Legal Topics
['transfer of Proceedings From NCAT to District Court' 'jurisdictional Limit Under S 48 K(1) of the Home Building Act 1989 (nsw)' 'building Claims and Statutory Warranties' 'tort Claims Arising From Sale of Residential Premises' 'costs Following Transfer Application']
['civil Procedure' 'home Building' 'tribunal Jurisdiction' 'costs'] ['transfer of Proceedings From NCAT to District Court' 'jurisdictional Limit Under S 48 K(1) of the Home Building Act 1989 (nsw)' 'building Claims and Statutory Warranties' 'tort Claims Arising From Sale of Residential Premises' 'costs Following Transfer Application']

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Procedural Posture

Home Building Act 1989 (nsw) Proceedings; Application to Transfer Tribunal Proceedings to the District Court of NSW / Interlocutory Hearing on Transfer Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether there was sufficient cause, sound ground or good reason to transfer the proceedings from NCAT to the District Court of NSW under cl 6(1) of Sch 4 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW).' "Whether the applicants provided sufficient evidence that their building defects claim may exceed the Tribunal's $500,000 jurisdictional limit under s 48K(1) of the Home Building Act 1989 (NSW)." "Whether the applicants' tort claims against the first respondent for deceit and negligent misstatement were within the Tribunal's Home Building Act jurisdiction." 'Whether the whole proceedings should be transferred rather than only the claim against the second respondent.' 'Whether the Tribunal retained jurisdiction to determine costs of and incidental to the transfer application after ordering transfer.']

Ratio Decidendi

The applicants established sufficient cause, sound ground or good reason for transfer because the evidence before the Tribunal made it reasonably arguable that the building defects claim against the second respondent may exceed the $500,000 jurisdictional limit under s 48K(1) of the Home Building Act 1989 (NSW), and the proceedings were still at a relatively early stage. The potential inadmissibility or deficiencies of parts of the applicants' evidence did not require a detailed evidentiary inquiry on the transfer application. The pleaded tort claims against the first respondent were also arguably outside the Tribunal's Home Building Act jurisdiction, and transferring only part of the...

Court Disposition

Proceedings transferred to the District Court of NSW, with the transfer order stayed until determination of costs application or further order.

Orders

  • ['The proceedings are transferred to the District Court of NSW and continue before that court as if the proceedings had been instituted there.' 'Order 1 is stayed until determination of the costs application arising from the transfer application, or further or other order of the Tribunal.' 'The respondents are to...