Trust Company of Australia Ltd (Stockland Property Management Ltd) v Skiwing Pty Ltd trading as Café Tiffany's [2005] NSWADTAP 9

Set aside by Appeal : Set aside by appeal in part on 13 July 2006 and 9 October 2006: Trust Company of Australia Limited (trading as Stockland Property Management) v Skiwing Pty Ltd (trading as Cafe Tiffany's) [2006 NSWCA185 and Skiwing Pty Ltd v Trust Company of Australia ((trading as Stockland Property Management) [2006] NSWCA 276

Appeal Panel - Internal

CITATION: Trust Company of Australia Ltd (Stockland Property Management Ltd) v Skiwing Pty Ltd trading as Café Tiffany's [2005] NSWADTAP 9 APPELLANT PARTIES: Trust Company of Australia Ltd (Stockland Property Management Ltd) RESPONDENT Skiwing Pty Ltd trading as Café Tiffany's FILE NUMBER: 049023 HEARING DATES: 29-30 November 2004 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 11/30/2004 DATE OF DECISION: 03/11/2005

Skiwing Pty Ltd trading as Café Tiffany's v Trust Company of Australia Ltd (No 3) [2004] NSWADT 94 DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: Chesterman M - ADCJ (Deputy President); Molloy GB - Judicial Member; Weule B - Non Judicial Member CATCHWORDS: jurisdiction - statutory interpretation MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 035036, 035053, 035066 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 05/20/2004 Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Commonwealth Constitution Consumer Claims Tribunal Act 1974 Conveyancing Act 1919 LEGISLATION CITED : Fair Trading Act 1987 Fair Trading Tribunal Act 1998 Home Building Act 1989 Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) Suiters Fund Act 1951 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) CASES CITED: Air Great Lakes Pty Ltd v K S Easter (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1985) 2 NSWLR 309Alexander v Cambridge Credit Corporation (1987) 9 NSWLR 310Australian Postal Commission v Dao (No 2) (1986) 6 NSWLR 497Blackler v Felpure Pty Ltd [1999] NSWSC 958Brambles Holdings Ltd v Bathurst City Council (2001) 53 NSWLR 153Brandy v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (1995) 183 CLR 245Carpet Fashion Pty Ltd v Forma Holdings Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 460Carpet Fashion Pty Ltd v Forma Holdings Pty Ltd [2004] NSWCA 150Commonwealth v Amann Aviation Pty Ltd (1991) 174 CLR 64Daulia Ltd v Four Millbank Nominees Ltd [1978] 1 Ch 231Eddie Azzi Australia Pty Ltd v Citadin Pty Ltd [2001] NSWADT 79Ewins v Buderim Imports Pty Ltd (1987) 76 ALR 157Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Munro (1920) 38 CLR 153Hadley v Baxendale (1854) 9 Exch 341; 156 ER 145Hamilton v Consumer Claims Tribunal [1999] NSWSC 847Harvey v Victims Compensation Tribunal [2001] NSWSC 604Hawkesbury Nominees Pty Ltd v Battik Pty Ltd [2000] FCA 185Hilton Hotels (Australia) Pty Ltd v Sunrise Resources (Australia) Pty Ltd [2000] NSWSC 46Huddart Parker & Co Pty Ltd v Moorehead (1909) 8 CLR 330Kable v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (1996) 189 CLR 51Kazas & Associates Pty Ltd v Multiplex (Mountain Street) Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 840Kinna v National Australia Bank Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 410Kollias v Monzo Pty Ltd [2003] NSWADT 275Le Mesurier v Connor (1929) 42 CLR 481Lend Lease Development Pty Ltd v Zemlicka (1985) 3 NSWLR 207Mobil Oil Australia Ltd v Lyndel Nominees Pty Ltd (1998) 153 ALR 198Mobil Oil Australia Pty Ltd v Victoria (2002) 211 CLR 1New York Boutique Pty Ltd v Lend Lease Property Management Australia Pty Ltd [2001] NSWADT 55R v Davison (1954) 90 CLR 353R v Kirby; Ex parte Boilermakers Society of Australia (1956) 94 CLR 254R v Trade Practices Tribunal; ex parte Tasmanian Breweries Pty Ltd (1970) 123 CLR 361Rola Co (Australia) Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (1944) 69 CLR 185Roy Morgan Research Centre Pty Ltd v Commissioner of State Revenue [2001] HCA 49Sellars v Adelaide Petroleum NL (1994) 179 CLR 332Shell Company of Australia Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1931] AC 275Skiwing Pty Ltd trading as Café Tiffany's v Trust Company of Australia Ltd (No 3) [2004] NSWADT 94State Rail Authority NSW v Consumer Claims Tribunal (1988) 14 NSWLR 473Taylor Farms (Australia) Pty Ltd v A Calkos Pty Ltd [1999] NSWSC 186Wilcox v Richardson (1997) 43 NSWLR 4World Best Holdings Ltd v Sarker [2004] NSWSC 935 APPELLANT P Briscoe, QC REPRESENTATION: M Allars, barrister RESPONDENT A Tonking, barrister ORDERS: 1. The appeal is allowed. ; 2. Orders 1 and 2 of the Tribunal, awarding damages to the Respondent to the appeal in the relocation or disturbance of trading claim and the balcony claim respectively, are set aside.; 3. The Respondent's applications in each of these two claims is to be reconsidered by the Tribunal in so far as they rely on any alleged breach of s 52 of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth).; 4. The Respondent's application in the relocation or disturbance of trading claim is to be reconsidered by the Tribunal in so far as it relies on any alleged breach of s 34 of the Retail Leases Act 1994.; 5. The following questions relating to the Tribunal's reconsideration of these aspects of Skiwing's claims are to be determined by the Appeal Panel at a hearing to be arranged by the Registry: -(a) How the Tribunal should be constituted.(b) Whether and if so under what conditions the parties should be permitted to adduce further evidence.(c) Any other procedural issues requiring determination.; 6. The costs of this appeal are reserved.