Bovaird v Milstern Retirement Services Pty Ltd & Anor. [2023] NSWSC 179

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bovaird v Milstern Retirement Services Pty Ltd & Anor. [2023] NSWSC 179 Hearing dates: 30 November 2022 Date of orders: 03 March 2023 Decision date: 03 March 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Chen J Decision: (1) Order that the Amended Summons filed 30 November 2022 be dismissed. (2) Order that the plaintiff pay the first and second defendant's costs of the proceedings in this Court. Catchwords: APPEALS – from Civil and Administrative Appeals Tribunal only "with respect to a matter of law" - statutory interpretation – when a registered interest holder has permanently vacated residential premises - whether a person may 'passively' move out of residential premises under s 8 of the Retirement Villages Act APPEALS – leave to appeal – no issue of principle or question of public importance - where application of facts to statutory test Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW) Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) Retirement Villages Act 1999 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Cases Cited: Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 B & L Linings Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (2008) 74 NSWLR 481; [2008] NSWCA 187 Bondi Beach Astra Retirement Village Pty Ltd v Hohman [2010] NSWCA 38 Bronze Wing International Pty Ltd v SafeWork NSW [2017] NSWCA 41 Collector of Customs v AGFA-Gevaert Ltd (1996) 186 CLR 389; [1996] HCA 36 Collector of Customs v Pozzolanic Enterprise Pty Ltd (1993) 43 FCR 280; [1993] FCA 322 Corcoran v Far [2020] NSWCA 140 House of Peace Pty Limited v Bankstown City Council (2000) 48 NSWLR 498; [2000] NSWCA 44 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Jaycar Pty Ltd v Lombardo [2011] NSWCA 284 Konica Business Machines Australia Pty Ltd v Tizine Pty Ltd (1992) 26 NSWLR 687 SZTAL v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2017) 262 CLR 362; [2017] HCA 34 Taluja v Australian International Academy of Education Ltd [2011] NSWCA 416 Taylor v Owners - Strata Plan No 11564 (2014) 253 CLR 531; [2014] HCA 9 TNT Skypak International (Aust) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1988) 82 ALR 175; [1988] FCA 119 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Leon Lewis MacGillivray Bovaird as Executor of the Estate of the Late Monica Catherine Bovaird (plaintiff) Milstern Retirement Services Pty Ltd (first defendant) Robert Walter Frost as Executor of the Estate of the late Margaret Frost (second defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms E Doyle-Markwick (plaintiff) Mr D Cook SC with Mr J Sharpe (first defendant) Mr M Klooster (second defendant)