Shapkin v The University of Sydney [2023] NSWCATAP 2

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Shapkin v The University of Sydney [2023] NSWCATAP 2 Hearing dates: 14 December 2022 Date of orders: 09 January 2023 Decision date: 09 January 2023 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: D Charles, Senior Member D Ziegler, Senior Member Decision: 1. Application to refer a question of law to the Supreme Court refused. 2. Application for the issue of a summons refused. 3. Leave to appeal refused. 4. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: APPEALS – referral of question of law to the Supreme Court – application for summons – adequacy of reasons – procedural fairness – whether decision against the weight of evidence – new evidence LEASES AND TENANCIES - whether agreement exempt from Residential Tenancies Act 2010 because resident is a boarder or lodger – whether premises exempt from Residential Tenancies Act 2010 because premises are used or intended to be used principally as a hall of residence for students of an educational institution Legislation Cited: Boarding Houses Act 2012 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019 (NSW) Cases Cited: Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union v Personnel Contracting Pty Ltd [2022] HCA 1 Hurley v Hurley [2018] NSWCATAP 283 Italiano v Carbone & Ors [2005] NSWCA 177 Jia v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (1998) 84 FCR 87 Legal Services Commissioner v Potkonyak (No. 2) [2017] NSWCATOD 134 Liang v University of Technology, Sydney [2018] NSWCATAP 285 McDonald v Director General of Social Security [1984] FCA 57; (1984) 1 FCR 354 Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs v Jia Legeng [2001] HCA 17; (2001) 205 CLR 507 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZMTA (2019) 264 CLR 421 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Bhardwaj [2002] HCA 11; (2002) 209 CLR 597 Noblett & Mansfield v Manley [1952] SASR 155 Pryor v Costa & Maroulis (Tenancy) [2005] NSWCTT 555 Pupuke v Stratford [2016] NSWCATAP 7 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs: Ex parte Lam (2003) 214 CLR 1 South Western Sydney Area Health Services v Edmonds [2007] NSWCA 16 Steinle-Davies v Barry (Tenancy) [2013] NSWCTTT 350 Sullivan v Department of Transport [1978] FCA 48; (1978) 20 ALR 323 at 343 Swan v Uecker (2016) 50 VR 74 SZTAL v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] HCA 34; (2017) 347 ALR 405 Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Ltd v Saad [2022] NSWCATAP 133 Western Australia v Ward (2002) 213 CLR 1 Texts Cited: Macquarie Dictionary (Macmillan Publishers Australia, 2022) Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary (Merriam-Webster Incorporated, 2022); Oxford English Dictionary (Oxford University Press, 2022) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Vasiliy Shapkin (Appellant) The University of Sydney (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: B Tronson (Respondent) J Pen (Respondent)