Gilbert v Gennacker Pty Ltd t/as Homestead Holiday Park; Gilbert v Hacienda Caravan Park Pty Ltd t/as Tweed River Hacienda Holiday Park [2023] NSWCATCD 136

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Gilbert v Gennacker Pty Ltd t/as Homestead Holiday Park; Gilbert v Hacienda Caravan Park Pty Ltd t/as Tweed River Hacienda Holiday Park [2023] NSWCATCD 136 Hearing dates: 14 August 2023 Date of orders: 03 November 2023 Decision date: 03 November 2023 Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Before: W Priestley, General Member Decision: 1. The site fee increases in the notices dated 20 January 2023 are excessive. 2. The site fees must not exceed the level at which they were immediately prior to the increase in the notices dated 20 January 2023, for a period of 12 months commencing 1 April 2023. 3. The respondent is to refund all site fees overpaid since 1 April 2023. Catchwords: Excessive site fees Legislation Cited: Residential (Land lease) Communities Act 2013 NSW, section 71, 73 and 74. Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act s 28 Cases Cited: Commissioner for Fair Trading v Jonval Builders Pty Ltd & John Allan Wilmott [2019] NSWSC 1893 Colin Davidson v Sea Change Living Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 292 Prothonotary of the NSW Supreme Court v Hacienda Caravan Park Pty Ltd (2023/42330). Gennacker Pty Ltd t/as Homestead Park v Bennet [2020] NSWCATAP 12 Bennett v Gennacker Pty Ltd t/as Homestead Holiday Park [2019] unreported published 1 August 2019 Griffiths v Sea Change Living NSW Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCATCD 121 (25 September 2023) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sandy Gilbert as representative for homeowners – applicant Gennacker Pty Ltd – respondent Hacienda Pty Ltd - respondent Representation: Ms Gilbert represented the applicant homeowners in both applications Mr Wilmott and Ms Hickling represented the respondent in both applications File Number(s): RC 23/19944 and RC 23/19947 Publication restriction: Nil