DVB v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2021] NSWCATAD 105

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: DVB v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2021] NSWCATAD 105 Hearing dates: 7 – 9 September 2020 and by written submissions dated 22 September 2020 Date of orders: 30 March 2021 Decision date: 30 March 2021 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: A Britton, Principal Member Decision: The decision of the NSW Trustee and Guardian to take no further action to have the disputed transfer set aside, made on 11 January 2019 and affirmed on internal review on 12 March 2019, is set aside. In substitution for that decision the NSW Trustee and Guardian is to commence action in the NSW Supreme Court in accordance with these reasons for decision. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW — review of decision of NSW Trustee and Guardian under NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009 (NSW), s 62 — decision not to commence legal action to set aside transfer of protected person's property — whether decision is the correct and preferable decision EQUITY — unconscionable conduct — special disadvantage — whether unconscientious advantage taken — undue influence CONTRACTS — unfair contracts — Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW) – whether the contract was unjust in the circumstances relating to the contract at the time it was made Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009 (NSW) Succession Act 2006 (NSW) Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW) Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW) Cases Cited: Attorney-General v Parnther (1792) 29 ER 632 Atwell v Morgan [2019] WASC 182 Blomley v Ryan (1956) 99 CLR 362; [1956] HCA 81 Bridgewater v Leahy (1998) 194 CLR 457; [1998] HCA 66 Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd v Amadio (1983) 151 CLR 447; [1983] HCA 14 Croft v Sanders [2019] NSWCA 303 Degiorgio v Dunn (No 2) (2005) 62 NSWLR 284; [2005] NSWSC 3 Donaghy v The Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2013] NSWCA 154 Gibbons v Wright (1954) 91 CLR 423; [1954] HCA 17 Hanna v Raoul [2018] NSWCA 201 Kakavas v Crown Melbourne Ltd (2013) 250 CLR 392; [2013] HCA 25 McDonald v Guardianship and Administration Board [1993] 1 VR 521 Mentink v Olsen [2020] NSWCA 182 Murphy v Doman [2003] NSWCA 249 Nicholson v Knaggs [2009] VSC 64 Olsen v Mentink [2019] NSWSC 1299 Olsen v Mentink [2019] NSWSC 1299 Re Estate of Griffith (dec'd); Easter v Griffith (1995) 217 ALR 284 Revie v Druitt [2005] NSWSC 902 Szozda v Szozda [2010] NSWSC 804 Thorne v Kennedy (2017) 263 CLR 85; [2017] HCA 49 Tobin v Ezekiel; Estate of Lily Ezekiel [2011] NSWSC 81 Youssef v NSW Legal Services Commissioner [2020] NSWCATOD 85 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Stanislaus Rydzewski (First Applicant) Andrew Snopkowski (Second Applicant) NSW Trustee and Guardian (First Respondent) Janina (Jenny) Rydzewski (Second Respondent) Krystina Rydzewski (Third Respondent) Representation: Counsel: H Bennett (First and Second Applicants) M Daniels (Second and Third Respondents)