NSW Land and Housing Corporation v Khalkhali [2022] NSWCATAP 333

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: NSW Land and Housing Corporation v Khalkhali [2022] NSWCATAP 333 Hearing dates: 29 September 2022 Date of orders: 26 October 2022 Decision date: 26 October 2022 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: I. R. Coleman SC ADCJ, Principal Member G. Sarginson, Senior Member Decision: (1) Time for filing the appeal extended to 29 July 2022. (2) Appeal allowed. (3) Orders 3, 4, and 5 of the Tribunal dated 6 July 2022 in Matter SH 22/17155 set aside. (4) Matter remitted to be determined according to law in respect of the issues identified in paragraph [96] of this decision. (5) Any amendment of the remitted proceedings or further evidence of the parties to be at the discretion of the Tribunal. Catchwords: APPEALS---Procedural fairness---Ex parte hearing---Orders made outside scope of proceedings---Leave to amend not sought or granted LEASES AND TENANCIES---Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW)---Duty to repair---Failure to repair---Remedial orders---Prospective order for compensation on a daily basis LEASES AND TENANCIES---Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW)---Repairs---Landlord's duty---Whether repair or capital improvement Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Regulation 2013 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Regulation 2022 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW) Cases Cited: Beerby v NSW Department of Housing [1996] NSWRT 216 Bellingen Shire Council v Colavon Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 34 BKB Constructions Pty Ltd v Sawan [2022] NSWCATAP 103 Bryan v Gorgievski [2015] NSWCATAP 186 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Fairey Australasia Pty Ltd v Joyce [1981] 2 NSWLR 314 Hammond v Ozzy's Cheapest Cars Pty Ltd t/as Ozzy Car Sales [2015] NSWCATAP 65 Hyndes v Maddak Pty Ltd [2021] NSWCATAP 302 Jackson v NSW Land and Housing Corporation [2022] NSWCATAP 22 Jet 60 Minute Cleaners Pty Ltd v Brownette [1981] 2 NSWLR 232 Kotsakis v Hidajat [2021] NSWCATAP 358 McDougall v Easington District Council [1989] 1 EGLR 93 Merrick v Hines [2021] NSWCATAP 108 Pan v Malveholm [2021] NSWCATAP 101 Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 69 Re Newell [2003] ACTSC 31 Roberts v NSW Aboriginal Housing Office [2017] NSWCATAP 9 Ryan v BKB Motor Vehicle Repairs Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCATAP 39 Southwark London Borough Council v Tanner [2001] 1 AC 1 Stead v State Government Insurance Commission [1986] HCA 54; (1986) 161 CLR 141 Stevanovski v CLK Plumbing Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCATAP 180 Stokes v Zarimis [2021] NSWCATCD 23 Taber v NSW Land and Housing Corporation [2001] NSWCA 182 The Owners-Strata Plan No 63731 v B & G Trading Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] NSWCATAP 273 Vankataiah v Sekiguchi [2021] NSWCATCD 52 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: NSW Land and Housing Corporation (Appellant) Soheyla Seyed Khalkhali (Respondent) Representation: Department of Communities and Justice-Legal (Appellant) L. Pope (Tenant Advocate) (Respondent) File Number(s): 2022/00225314 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Citation: N/A Date of Decision: 6 July 2022 20 July 2022 Before: J. Levingston, General Member (6 July 2022) D. Goldstein, Senior Member (20 July 2022) File Number(s): SH 22/17155 SH 22/31749