Shapkin v The University of Sydney [2024] NSWSC 1091

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Shapkin v The University of Sydney [2024] NSWSC 1091 Hearing dates: 7 December 2023 Date of orders: 27 August 2024 Decision date: 27 August 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Campbell J Decision: (1) Under s 83 Civil Administrative and Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), grant leave to appeal on the s 8(1)(c) Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) and cl 31 Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019 (NSW) grounds, otherwise leave to appeal is refused. (2) Appeal dismissed. (3) Plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs of the Appeal. Catchwords: APPEALS – s 83 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) – student accommodation – whether residential agreement exempt from Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) – boarder or lodger – hall of residence – no question of law raised – Court's power to dismiss appeal based on futility – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), ss 34, 45, 60, 83 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 8 Residential Tenancies Act 1987 (NSW) (Repealed), s 6 Residential Tenancies Act 1987 (WA), s 5 Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW), ss 3, 8, 11, 12, 13 Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019 (NSW), cl 31 University and University Colleges Act 1900 (NSW) University of Sydney Act 1989 (NSW), ss 5, 7, Sch 3 cl 1 Cases Cited: Allan v Liverpool Overseers [1874] LR 9 QB 180 Commissioner for Fair Trading (WA) v Voulon [2005] WASC 229 Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union v Personnel Contracting Pty Ltd (2022) 27 CLR 165; [2022] HCA 1 Fisher v Nonconformist Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCA 32 Guider v O'Neil (NCAT, Senior Member Meadows, 15 April 2019, unreported) in Jaycar Pty Ltd v Lombardo [2011] NSWCA 284 Jarvis v Queanbeyan City Council [2002] NSWCA 20 Muljono v Lang (NCAT, General Member Campbell, 20 April 2016, unrep) Noblett & Mansfield v Manley [1952] SASR 155 Pryor v Costa & Maroulis (Tenancy) [2005] NSWCTT 555 Pupuke v Stretford [2016] NSWCATAP 7 Radaich v Smith (1959) 101 CLR 209 Roberts v Waverley Municipal Council (1988) 14 NSWLR 423 Shapkin v The University of Sydney [2023] NSWCATAP 2 Shapkin v The University of Sydney [2023] NSWSC 1534 Shapkin v University of Sydney [2024] NSWCA 156 Stead v State Government Insurance Commission (1986) 161 CLR 141; [1986] HCA 54 Street v Mondford [1985] 2 AC 809 The Commonwealth v Bogle, Boreham and Clark (1953) CLR 229; [1953] HCA 10 Wilson v Mirus Australia Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCA 111 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Vasiliy Shapkin (Plaintiff) The University of Sydney (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: V Shapkin (Self-represented) B Tronson with J Pen (Defendant)