Ausbao (286 Sussex Street) Pty Ltd v The Registrar General of New South Wales

[2023] NSWCA 18

NSW Court of Appeal

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Catchwords

1. Land Law
2. › Torrens title
3. › Compensation for loss of interest in land
4. › Torrens Assurance Fund
5. › Circumstances in which compensation not payable
6. › Error or miscalculation in measurement of land
7. › Whether 'measurement' refers to erroneous statement of dimensions or merely error in process of determining dimensions
8. › Real Property Act 1900 (NSW), s 129(2)(e)
1. Land Law
2. › Torrens title
3. › Compensation for loss of interest in land
4. › Torrens Assurance Fund
5. › Circumstances in which compensation not payable
6. › Loss or damage consequence of act or omission by claimant
7. › Whether failure to verify site area constituted relevant act or omission
8. › Whether s 129(2)(a) establishes regime for apportionment of liability
9. › Real Property Act 1900 (NSW), s 129(2)(a)
1. Land Law
2. › Torrens title
3. › Compensation for loss of interest in land
4. › Torrens Assurance Fund
5. › Circumstances in which compensation payable
6. › Loss or damage as result of operation of Act
7. › Whether registration of deposited plan occurs in execution of Registrar General's functions under Act
8. › Real Property Act 1900 (NSW), ss 129(1), 32(1)(a)
1. Words and Phrases
2. › "measurement"
3. › Real Property Act 1900 (NSW), s 129(2)(e)

Quick Take

Section 129(2)(e) excludes compensation for any erroneous statement of dimensions or area on a plan (not merely errors in the surveying process), and a sophisticated purchaser's failure to independently verify site area at modest cost may constitute a material cause of loss under s 129(2)(a) sufficient to defeat the entire claim.