Gennacker Pty Ltd t/as Homestead Holiday Park v Hohnberg [2024] NSWCATAP 96

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Gennacker Pty Ltd t/as Homestead Holiday Park v Hohnberg [2024] NSWCATAP 96 Hearing dates: 15 March 2024 Date of orders: 29 May 2024 Decision date: 29 May 2024 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: Seiden SC DCJ, Deputy President Dr R Dubler SC, Senior Member Decision: (1) In respect of the following Applicants in proceedings RC 23/19944 with the site numbers indicated (Johnson 2, Ward 4, Simpson 9 and 48, Spracklen 17, Tupea 23, Lincoln 36, Towell 41, Burnett 46, Slater 55, Jordan 57, Gunders 59, Levy 61, Harvey 62, Anderson 74, McLean 82, Stokes 85, Hennessy 86, Lawrence 89, Hume/Saddler 91, Miller 94, Small 95, Browne 108, Wheeler 112, Tozer 122, Dwyer 132, Sussex 139, Dalby 145, Bennett 147, Lee 172) and in respect of the following Applicants in proceedings RC 23/19947 with the site numbers indicated (Whitty 2, 20 and 21, Maitre 3, Bietel 11, Williams 27, Bevis 29 and 30, Symons 31, Wiese 33, Collins 34, Orme 35, Green 50, Day 61, Dickenson 62, Stewart/Davidson 75, Waldron 82 and 83, Pankhurst 89, Engelhardt 92, Kokshoom 94, Knight 98, O'Brien 99, Kelso 101, Hill 103, Bulluss 107, English 108, Chapman 112, Brown 137, Hunter 158, Parsons 166, Stanard/Thurtell 168, Thurtell 169, Roods 172, Swan/Martens 174, Whitmore 177, Sayer 183, Foley 184, Edmundson 185, Muir 187, Murphy 189, Zambelli 190, Conroy 199) the orders of the Appeal Panel are as follows: (a) The appeal is allowed in part. (b) Orders 1–3 of 3 November 2023 are set aside. (c) That part of the case which deals with the jurisdiction of the Tribunal to make orders under the Residential (Land Lease) Communities Act 2013 (NSW) shall be remitted to the Tribunal for reconsideration in accordance with the law and the reasons of the Appeal Panel with leave to adduce further evidence. (2) Otherwise, in respect of the other Applicants in proceedings RC 2023/19944 and RC 2023/19947, the appeal is dismissed. (3) Cost of the appeal are to be reserved with liberty to either party to seek costs following the finalisation of the remitted proceedings. (4) The Appeal Panel notes that the parties agree that the following Applicants in proceedings RC 2023/19944, Endicott 6, Caucao/Barreto 129, Yagsley 158 and the following Applicants in proceedings RC 2023/19947, Henry 162, Thompson 181, Dittman 193, Dodge 201, have opted out of the above proceedings pursuant to s 71(2) of the Residential (Land Lease) Communities Act 2013. Catchwords: RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES — whether the Tribunal had jurisdiction to make orders under the Residential (Land Lease) Communities Act 2013 (NSW) — whether the Applicant's residency was governed by the Holiday Parks (Long-term Casual Occupation) Act 2002 (NSW) — whether the Appellant is unable to raise the issue of jurisdiction on appeal when jurisdiction was conceded at first instance — whether the Tribunal erred in declaring the site fee increase to be excessive Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Holiday Parks (Long-term Casual Occupation) Act 2002 (NSW) Residential (Land Lease) Communities Act 2013 (NSW) Residential (Land Lease) Communities Regulation 2015 (NSW) Cases Cited: Ballantyne v Workcover Authority of NSW [2007] NSWCA 239 Bennett v Gennacker Pty Ltd (Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NSW), Senior Member Charles, 30 July 2020, unrep) Blatch v Archer (1774) 1 Cowp 63; 98 ER 969 Burns v Corbett [2018] HCA 15; Attorney-General for New South Wales v Gatsby [2018] NSWCA 254 Citta Hobart Pty Ltd v Cawthorn (2020) 400 ALR 1; [2022] HCA 16 Colin Davidson v Sea Change Living Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 292 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force v Hogan [2024] NSWCATAP 77 Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163 Dranichnikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2003] HCA 26 Felton v Mulligan (1971) 124 CLR 367; [1971] HCA 39 Fencott v Muller (1983) 152 CLR 570; [1983] HCA 12 Ferella & Anor v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2014] NSWCA 378 Gennacker Pty Ltd t/as Homestead Holiday Park v Bennett [2020] NSWCATAP 12 Griffiths v Sea Change Living NSW Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCATCD 121 Hacienda Caravan Park Pty Ltd v Dodge [2019] NSWSC 1296 Hacienda Caravan Park v Denley [2016] NSWCATAP 23 Hermes Nominees Pty Ltd v Shepherd [2024] NSWCATAP 36 Kirk v Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales (2010) 239 CLR 531; [2010] HCA 1 Lay v Soueidan [2023] NSWCATAP 310 Moorgate Tobacco Co v Philip Morris Ltd (1980) 145 CLR 457; [1980] HCA 32 Murphy v Trustees of Catholic Aged Care Sydney [2018] NSWCATAP 275 New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation v Orr [2019] NSWCA 231 Philip Morris Inc v Adam P Brown Male Fashions Pty Ltd (1981) 148 CLR 457; [1981] HCA 7 Pollard v RRR Corp Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 110 Rana v Google Inc (2017) 254 FCR 1; [2017] FCAFC 156 Re Wakim; Ex parte McNally (1999) 198 CLR 511; [1999] HCA 27 SAS Trustee Corporation v Rossetti [2018] NSWCA 68 Styles v Rowley [2023] NSWSC 1053 Suttor v Gundowda Pty Ltd (1950) 81 CLR 418; [1950] HCA 35 Thomas and Naaz Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2023] NSWCA 40 Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Ltd v Saad [2022] NSWCATAP 133 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Gennacker Pty Ltd (First Appellant) Hacienda Caravan Park Pty Ltd (Second Appellant) Robert Hohnberg (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Batley (Respondent)