Djakovic v Brown [2020] NSWCATAP 279

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Djakovic v Brown [2020] NSWCATAP 279 Hearing dates: 1 December 2020 Date of orders: 21 December 2020 Decision date: 21 December 2020 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: K Ransome, Senior Member M Gracie, Senior Member Decision: (1) Leave to appeal refused. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: APPEAL — no question of law - leave to appeal from decision of Consumer and Commercial Division of NCAT - leave to appeal refused RESIDENTIAL TENANCY - termination of residential tenancy agreement - non-payment of rent - loss of employment or income - whether a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic - s 228B Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) Residential Tenancies Regulations 2019 (NSW) Cases Cited: Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 69 Serious v Barlow; Barlow v Serious [2020] NSWCATAD 3 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Boris Djakovic (Appellant) Jeffrey David Brown (Respondent) Representation: Appellant (Self Represented) V Kelly (Agent) (Respondent) File Number(s): AP 20/41565 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Citation: N/A Date of Decision: 25 September 2020 Before: S Sutherland, General Member File Number(s): RT 20/22332