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Hogan v Wood

The Tribunal dismissed a contempt referral application over alleged non-production of strata documents, finding no admissible proof the missing documents existed or were within the respondent’s control.

  • Failure to comply with summons
  • Referral for contempt
  • Production of documents
  • Possession or control of documents
  • Costs directions
  • Contempt
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Strata titles

Keay v The Owners - Strata Plan 3132

The Court made declarations about a lot owner’s exclusive-use rights under strata by-laws and held s 138 of the Real Property Act could support ancillary correction orders.

  • Declaratory relief
  • Correction of register
  • By-laws
  • Common property rights
  • Caveats
  • Ancillary orders under s 138 real property act 1900 (nsw)
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Administrative law

Roberto v The Owners – Strata Plan No 60346 t/as Tin Shed

The Appeal Panel dismissed an application for a stay and the first respondent’s costs application, finding no basis for a stay and no special circumstances for costs.

  • Costs in tribunal proceedings
  • Stay applications
  • Interlocutory appeals
  • Special circumstances for costs
  • Functus officio
  • Self-represented litigant conduct
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Strata titles

Huo v The Owners – SP No 44652

The Appeal Panel allowed an appeal from a NCAT costs decision after finding the Tribunal failed to consider the appellant’s filed costs submissions.

  • Costs
  • Procedural fairness
  • Appeal on question of law
  • Remittal
  • Dispensing with hearing
  • Procedural-fairness
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Strata titles

McGregor v The Owners – Strata Plan No 74896

The Tribunal dismissed an application by apartment owners seeking permission to keep their dog, finding the strata by-laws did not support an order under s 157.

  • Keeping of animals in strata scheme
  • Validity of by-laws
  • Assessment of application under s 157 ssma
  • Harsh, unconscionable or oppressive by-law challenge
  • Strata-by-laws
  • Keeping-animals
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Practice and procedure

The Owners - Strata Plan No 54026 v Phillipa Ternes

The Supreme Court held NCAT had jurisdiction over a strata records dispute, that its jurisdiction was not exclusive, and transferred the proceedings to NCAT.

  • Transfer of proceedings
  • Exclusive jurisdiction
  • Abuse of process
  • Ncat jurisdiction
  • Strata roll records
  • Owners corporation information
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Appeal and review

Bessemer v Owners of Strata Plan 6925/35054

Bessemer v Owners of Strata Plan 6925/35054 [2018] NSWCA 57

The Court of Appeal dismissed a judicial review challenge to a District Court ruling refusing relief from a strata levy and rejecting claims tied to annulled convictions.

  • Judicial review
  • Jurisdictional error
  • Strata levies
  • Annulment of conviction
  • Costs in criminal proceedings
  • Judicial-review
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