Hopkins v NSW Land and Housing Corporation [2024] NSWCATAP 198

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hopkins v NSW Land and Housing Corporation [2024] NSWCATAP 198 Hearing dates: 29 August 2024 Date of orders: 15 October 2024 Decision date: 15 October 2024 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: G Sarginson, Deputy President P H Molony, Senior Member Decision: (1) Time to file the appeal is extended to 24 July 2024. (2) The appeal is allowed. (3) All orders of the Tribunal dated 3 May 2024 are set aside. (4) The matter is remitted to the Tribunal for reconsideration according to law before a differently constituted Tribunal, on the basis of all evidence that the Tribunal grants leave for the parties to rely upon (including any fresh evidence). Catchwords: LEASES AND TENANCIES-social housing-termination for breach-cleanliness of property-Tribunal hearing conducted ex parte-documentary evidence of landlord not served-whether denial of procedural fairness-warrant for possession executed before appeal filed-whether appeal rendered nugatory Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW) Housing Act 1985 (UK) Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019 (NSW). Cases Cited: Alexandria Landfill Pty Ltd v Transport for NSW (2020) 103 NSWLR 479; [2020] NSWCA 165 Bentran Pty Ltd v Sabbarton [2014] NSWCATAP 37 Bimson, Roads & Maritime Services v Damorange Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 734 Boreland v Brewis [2024] NSWCATAP 140 Bott v NSW Land and Housing Corporation (No 2) [2018] NSWCATCD 2 Chapman v McLaughlin [2016] NSWCATAP 212 Chatterjee v Pandya [2024] NSWCATAP 85 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Commissioner for Social Housing v Moffatt [2015] ACTSC 4 Dannoun v NSW Land and Housing Corporation [2024] NSWCATAP 120 Davis v Compass Housing Services Co Ltd [2021] NSWCATAP 178 Dokas v Gallagher [2024] NSWCA 223 Donohoe v Albourario [2024] NSWCATAP 166 Escape Media Pty Ltd v Lawler [2018] NSWCATAP 17 Ferella & Anor v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2014] NSWCA 378 FVA v Commissioner for Police, NSW Police Force [2024] NSWCATAP 127 Hammersmith and Fulham LBC v Hill (1994) 27 HLR 33 (CA Haritos v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (2015) 233 FCR 315; [2015] FCAFC 92 Jackson v NSW Land and Housing Corporation [2014] NSWCATAP 22 Kelly v NSW Land and Housing Corporation [2018] NSWCATAP 154 King v NSW Land and Housing Corporation [2022] NSWCATAP 165 Kline v NSW Land and Housing Corporation [2014] NSWCATAP 41 Kostas v HIA Insurance Services Pty Ltd (2010) 241 CLR 390; [2010] HCA 23 Kostov v Ecclesia Housing Ltd [2018] NSWCATAP 196 Kudrynski v Orange City Council [2024] NSWCA 33 Nayar v Uren [2024] NSWCATAP 47 Orr v Cobar Management Pty Limited (2020) 103 NSWLR 36; [2020] NSWCCA 220 Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 69 Schwartz Family Co Pty Ltd v Capitol Carpets Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 223 Sinha v NSW Land and Housing Corporation [2024] NSWCATAP 130 Taylor v Peslak [2018] NSWCATAP 57 Thomas and Naaz Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2023] NSWCA 40 Texts Cited: Anforth, Christensen and Adkins "Residential Tenancies Law and Practice NSW" (8th ed. 2022) Category: Principal judgment Parties: William Hopkins (Appellant) NSW Land and Housing Corporation (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Legal Aid NSW (Appellant) Legal, Department of Communities and Justice (Respondent) File Number(s): 2024/00271892 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Citation: Not applicable Date of Decision: 03 May 2024 Before: S Hanstein, General Member File Number(s): 2023/00453109