Bele-Verdy v The North Coast Community Housing Company Ltd [2025] NSWCATAP 13

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Bele-Verdy v The North Coast Community Housing Company Ltd [2025] NSWCATAP 13 Hearing dates: 25 September 2024 Date of orders: 17 January 2025 Decision date: 17 January 2025 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: D Robertson, Principal Member A Boxall, Senior Member Decision: (1) Leave to appeal is refused (2) The appeal is dismissed Catchwords: LEASES AND TENANCIES - Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) – Application for issue of warrant determined in the absence of the appellant – The outcome would not have been different if the appellant had been present – Any breach of procedural fairness was not material Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) s 121 Cases Cited: Al-Daouk v Mr Pine Pty Ltd t/as Furnco Bankstown [2015] NSWCATAP 111 Champion Homes Pty Ltd v Guirgis [2018] NSWCATAP 54 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Cominos v Di Rico [2016] NSWCATAP 5 LPDT v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (2024) 98 ALJR 610; [2024] HCA 12 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZMTA (2019) 264 CLR 421; [2019] HCA 3 MZAPC v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2021) 273 CLR 506; [2021] HCA 17 Nathanson v Minister for Home Affairs (2022) 276 CLR 80; [2022] HCA 26 Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 69 Ryan v BKB Motor Vehicle Repairs Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCATAP 39 Unique Commercial Group Pty Ltd v Cusumano [2024] NSWCATAP 204 Waters v Waghorn [2016] NSWCATAP 247 YHY v YHZ [2024] NSWCATAP 117 Texts Cited: Nil Cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sharon Bele-Verdy (Appellant) The North Coast Community Housing Company Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Appellant (self-represented) M Graham (Team leader, Northern Rivers Housing) (Respondent) File Number(s): 2024/00257799 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Date of Decision: 09 July 2024 Before: S Radburn, General Member File Number(s): 2023/00387966 (formerly SH 23/29461)