Golden Harvest (Australia) Pty Ltd v Paing Pty Ltd & Ors (RLD) [2002] NSWADTAP 40

Set aside by Appeal : Set aside by Appeal on 15/8/2003 by Supreme Court Supreme Court decision set aside by Appeal on 4/6/2004 by Court of Appeal

Appeal Panel

CITATION: Golden Harvest (Australia) Pty Ltd v Paing Pty Ltd & Ors (RLD) [2002] NSWADTAP 40 APPELLANT Golden Harvest (Australia) Pty Ltd RESPONDENT PARTIES: Paing Pty Ltd Icontact Optometrist Pty Ltd Shen Zhen Famtec (Australia) Pty Ltd Wingsing Pty Ltd FILE NUMBER: 029036 HEARING DATES: 18/09/02 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 09/25/2002 DATE OF DECISION: 11/29/2002

Golden Harvest (Aust) Pty Ltd v Paing Pty Ltd & Ors [2002] NSWADT 102 DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: Rossiter C (Deputy President) at 1; Donald BG - Judicial Member at 47; Weule B - Member at 1 CATCHWORDS: no evidence MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 015043, 015045, 015046, 015047 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 06/21/2002 Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Retail Leases Act 1994 Trade Practices Act 1974 Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service v Krzeminski [2002] NSWADTAP 3 Collector of Customs v Agfa-Gaevert Limited (1996) 186 CLR 389 Collector of Customs v Pozzolanic (1993) FCR 280 at 289 Hayes v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1956) 96 CLR 47 Hope v Bathurst City Council (1980) 144 CLR 1 Commissioner of Taxation v Miller (1946) 73 CLR 93 Farmer v Cotton's Trustees [1915] AC 922 Woodside v Director General, Department of Community Services (CSD) [2000] NSWADTAP 8 Gizah Pty Limited v AXA Trustees Limited [2002] NSWADT 116 Cohen v Centrepoint Freeholds Pty Ltd (1982) 66 FLR 57 Maxwell-Smith v Consumer Claims Tribunal & anor (Supreme Court, Greg James J, 8 December 1998) Lewis & anor v Registrar Consumer Claims Tribunal & anor [1999] NSWSC 381 CASES CITED: Global Sportsman Pty Ltd v Mirror Newspapers Pty Ltd (1984) 55 ALR 25 Mifsud v Campbell (1991) 21 NSWLR 725 Fightvision Pty Ltd v Onisforou (1999) 47 NSWLR 473 State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Earthline Constructions (1999) 73 ALJR 306 Xin v Zakos [2002] NSWADT 189 Milchas Investments Pty Ltd v Larkin (1989) 96 FLR 464; Global Sportsman Pty Ltd v Mirror Newspapers Pty Ltd (1984) 55 ALR 2 Bill Acceptance Corporation Ltd v GWA Ltd (1983) 50 ALR 242 Lyons v Kern Konstructions (Townsville) Pty Ltd (1983) 47 ALR 114 Milchas Investments Pty Ltd v Larkin (1989) 96 FLR 464 T N Lucas Pty Ltd v Centrepoint Freeholds Pty Ltd (1984) 52 ALR 467 Warner v Elders Rural Finance Ltd (1993) ATPR Demagogue Pty Ltd v Ramensky (1992) 110 ALR 608 Henjo Investments Pty Ltd v Collins Marrickville Pty Ltd (1988) 79 ALR 83 APPELLANT S Robb QC REPRESENTATION: RESPONDENTS R Pearson, solicitor ORDERS: 1. Appeal allowed and judgment of the judicial member below set aside; 2. The respondents pay all rent owing to the applicant in accordance with the terms of the lease between the parties plus interest pursuant to s 72A Retail Leases Act 1994 at the District Court judgment debt rate; 3. If the parties are unable to agree on the quantum of rent payable, liberty to apply to list the matter before a judicial member of the Tribunal; 4. If the rent or any part therof remains unpaid within fourteen (14) days of the parties' agreement as to the amount owing, or failing such agreement, the Tribunal's determination of the amount owing, the applicant be entitled to serve notice in writing terminating the lease.