McPhee v Gladwin and Gladwin [2021] NSWCATAP 31

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: McPhee v Gladwin and Gladwin [2021] NSWCATAP 31 Hearing dates: 23 September 2020 Date of orders: 17 February 2021 Decision date: 17 February 2021 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: G Blake AM SC, Senior Member GK Burton SC, Senior Member Decision: (1) Leave to appeal is granted and the appeal is allowed to the following extent: Add a new order 2A to the Tribunal's orders made 30 June 2020 as follows: "2A. Order that a rent reduction of $1,614.71 be applied for the period 1 January 2020 to 6 May 2020 inclusive with such application to be as a credit against any arrears of rent or unpaid water charges." (2) The appeal is otherwise dismissed. Catchwords: RESIDENTIAL TENANCY - compensation and rent reduction for disturbance by water entry Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), ss 60, 80, 81, Sch 4 cl 12 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW), rr 38, 38A Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW), ss 44, 63, 64, 85, 115 Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019 (NSW), cll 39, 40 Cases Cited: AAI Ltd t/as GIO v McGiffen (2016) 77 MVR 348; [2016] NSWCA 229 Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Cervantes (2012) 61 MVR 443; [2012] NSWCA 244 Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corporation [1948] 1 KB 223 CEO of Customs v AMI Toyota Ltd (2000) 102 FCR 578; [2000] FCA 1343 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163; [1995] HCA 58 Eadie v Harvey [2017] NSWCATAP 201 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Jegatheeswaran v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs (2001) 194 ALR 263, [2001] FCA 865 Ku-ring-gai Council v Chan [2017] NSWCA 226 OC SP 68751 v CA DP 270281 [2015] NSWCATCD 99 Lee v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2017] NSWSC 1849 Legal Profession Complaints Committee v Rayney [2017] WASCA 78 Mifsud v Campbell (1991) 21 NSWLR 725 at 728 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332; [2013] HCA 18 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZVFW (2018) 264 CLR 541; [2018] HCA 30 Owen v Kim [2017] NSWCATAP 26 Pholi v Wearne [2014] NSWCATAP 78 Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd v Economic Regulation Authority [2014] WASC 346 Pollard v RRR Corporation Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 110 Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 69 Rodger v De Gelder (2015) 71 MVR 514, [2015] NSWCA 211 at [86] Rozenblit v Vainer (2018) 262 CLR 478; [2018] HCA 23 Ryan v BKB Motor Vehicle Repairs Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCATAP 39 Wehi v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 1176 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ben McPhee (Appellant) Debra Gladwin (First Respondent) Steve Gladwin (Second Respondent) Representation: Appellant (Self-Represented) D Krunes (Managing Agent, Raine and Horne) (Respondents) File Number(s): AP 20/31131 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Citation: N/A Date of Decision: 30 June 2020 Before: M Eftimiou, General Member File Number(s): RT 20/20201