Hawkins v NSW Land and Housing Corporation [2020] NSWCATAP 111

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hawkins v NSW Land and Housing Corporation [2020] NSWCATAP 111 Hearing dates: 27 May 2020 Date of orders: 16 June 2020 Decision date: 16 June 2020 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: A P Coleman SC, Senior Member D Charles, Senior Member Decision: (1) Leave to appeal is refused; (2) The appeal is dismissed; (3) The respondent's application for its costs of the appeals is refused. Catchwords: SOCIAL HOUSING – compensation for breach of landlord's covenant of quiet enjoyment SOCIAL HOUSING - compensation where retaliatory eviction alleged Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) ss Cases Cited: Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 11 Cachia v Hanes [1994] HCA 14; (1994) 179 CLR 403 ACT Builders v Haridemos (No 2) [2016] NSWCATAP 118 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Therin Wayne Hawker (Appellant) NSW Land and Housing Corporation (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Appellant (Self Represented) NSW Land and Housing Corporation (Respondent) File Number(s): AP 19/57131; AP 19/57297 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Citation: N/A Date of Decision: 28 November 2019; 5 December 2019 Before: N Vrabac, Senior Member