Dankav Pty Ltd v Queensland Building Services Authority

Case [2009] QCAT 42



Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009

Citation:

Dankav Pty Ltd v Queensland Building Services Authority [2009] QCAT 42

Parties:

Dankav Pty Ltd
-v-
Queensland Building Services Authority

Application No:        QR192-09

Matter Type:            General administrative review matters

Delivered on:           10th December 2009

Delivered at:            Brisbane

Hearing date:           On the papers

Decision of:             Dr Bridget Cullen Mandikos

Catchwords: Withdrawal of Application by consent, section 46 of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009.

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ORDERS MADE:   

Leave is granted, permitting the Applicant, Dankav Pty Ltd, to withdraw its Application for Review brought against the Respondent, the Queensland Building Services Authority.

The parties to bear their own costs in this matter.

REASONS FOR DECISION

  1. On 19th August 2009, the Applicant, Dankav Pty Ltd, filed an application for review with the then Commercial and Consumer Tribunal of a decision by the Queensland Building Services Authority (“QBSA”), dated 14th July 2009, involving a Direction to Rectify and/or Complete issued by the QBSA against the Applicant, a licensee under the Queensland Building Services Authority Act 1991.  The affidavit of service was filed with the then Commercial and Consumer Tribunal on 10th November 2009. 

  1. On 27th August 2009, the parties were directed by then Commercial and Consumer Tribunal to comply with various timeframes for the lodging of relevant materials.

  1. The Commercial and Consumer Tribunal has amalgamated into the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (“QCAT”). QCAT now hears and decides all matters previously dealt with by the Commercial and Consumer Tribunal: section 256 Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009.

  1. On 30th November 2009, the Applicant and Respondent filed a Form 6 Consent Notice with the then Commercial and Consumer Tribunal, requesting orders (1) permitting the withdrawal of the Applicant’s Review Application; and (2) that the parties bear their own costs of and incidental to the application.

  1. Section 46 of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009 provides that with the leave of the Tribunal, withdrawal of an application is permitted.  I grant this leave, and permit the Applicant to withdraw its Application for Review.

  1. The parties to bear their own costs of and incidental to the Application for Review.

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CaseChat Overview and Summary

In the matter of Dankav Pty Ltd versus Queensland Building Services Authority, the Applicant, a company, sought to withdraw its application for review against the Respondent, an authority, through consent. The application for review was filed before the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT). The parties agreed to withdraw the application by mutual consent, pursuant to section 46 of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it should grant leave to the Applicant to withdraw its application for review by consent. This issue required consideration of the statutory provision, section 46, which allows the Tribunal to permit the withdrawal of an application if the parties consent to it. The Tribunal needed to determine if the consent of the parties was genuine and if the withdrawal would not cause any injustice to either party.

The Tribunal considered the provision of section 46 and found that the parties had indeed consented to the withdrawal of the application. The Tribunal was satisfied that the consent was genuine and that no injustice would be caused to either party by permitting the withdrawal. Consequently, the Tribunal granted leave to the Applicant to withdraw its application for review by consent, in accordance with section 46 of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009. The Tribunal ordered that each party bear its own costs in the matter.

Orders

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Leave is granted, permitting the Applicant, Dankav Pty Ltd, to withdraw its Application for Review brought against the Respondent, the Queensland Building Services Authority.

The parties to bear their own costs in this matter

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