Skiwing Pty Ltd v Trust Co of Australia Ltd (No 3) [2004] NSWADT 94

Set aside by Appeal :

CITATION: Skiwing Pty Ltd v Trust Co of Australia Ltd (No 3) [2004] NSWADT 94 revised - 8/06/2004 DIVISION: Retail Leases Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Skiwing Pty Ltd trading as Cafe Tiffany's RESPONDENT Trust Co of Australia Ltd (Stockland Property Management Ltd) FILE NUMBER: 035036, 035053, 035066 HEARING DATES: 1, 3-4/03/2004 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 04/23/2004 DATE OF DECISION: 05/20/2004

BEFORE: Donald BG - Judicial Member APPLICATION: Claim for declaration of rights, obligations and liabilities under a lease - Claim for payment of money MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter Australian Constitution Conveyancing Act 1919 LEGISLATION CITED : Fair Trading Act 1987 Retail Leases Act 1994 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Carpet Fashion Pty Ltd v Forma Holdings Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 460 Crawford Fitting Co v Sydney Valve & Fitting Co (1988) 14 NSWLR 438 Eddie Azzi Australia Pty Limited -v- Citadin Pty Ltd [2001] NSWADT 79 Goldsworthy Mining Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [(1973) 128 CLR 199] Gordon v. Lidcombe Developments Pty Ltd (1966) 2 NSWR Hawkesbury Nominees Pty Ltd v Battik Pty Ltd [2000] FCA 185 Kollias v. Monzo Pty Ltd [2003] NSWADT 275 New York Boutique Pty Ltd -v- Lend Lease Property Management (Australia) Pty Ltd [2001] NSWADT 55 Nordern v Blueport Enterprises Ltd (1996) 3 NZLR CASES CITED: O'Keefe & McKenna v Williams (1910) 11 CLR 171 R v. Trade Practices Tribunal; ex parte Tasmanian Breweries Pty Ltd (1970) 123 CLR 361; Brandy v. Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (1995) 127 ALR 1 Sellars and Poseidon Ltd v. Adelaide Petroleum NL (1994) 120 ALR 16 Skiwing Pty Ltd v Trust Co of Australia [2002] NSWADT 278 Skiwing Pty Ltd v Trust Co of Australia Ltd [2003] NSWADT 190 Skiwing Pty Ltd v Trust Company of Australia (025117) (No 2) [2003] NSWADT 199 State Rail Authority NSW v. Consumer Claims Tribunal (1988) NSWLR 473 Taylor Farms (Aust) Pty Ltd v. A Calkos Pty Ltd [1999] NSWC 186 Telex (Australasia) Pty Ltd v. Thomas Cook (Australasia) Pty Ltd (1970) 2 NSWR 257 Wilcox v Richardson (1997) 43 NSWLR 4 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: A Tonking, barrister RESPONDENT M Allars, barrister ORDERS: 1.Relocation or Disturbance of Trading Claim (reformulated from Applications 035063/66): a) Respondent to pay the Applicant $269, 628.00 plus interest from 23 June 2003 at the rate applicable under the District Court Rules ; b) On a sale by the Applicant of its business during the term of the Lease, the Applicant to pay to the Respondent any amount of the purchase price properly attributable to goodwill up to the amount of $116,000.00; 2. Balcony Claim (reformulated from Application 035036); Respondent to pay the Applicant $53,000.00 plus interest from 23 June 2003 at the rate applicable under the District Court Rules ; 3. Costs reserved. Written submission by the parties to be filed within 30 days as to whether there are special circumstances within s. 88 of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997.