Sydney Supermarkets Pty Limited v Xu and Anor (RLD) [2009] NSWADTAP 28

Appeal Panel - Internal

CITATION: Sydney Supermarkets Pty Limited v Xu and Anor (RLD) [2009] NSWADTAP 28

APPELLANT Sydney Supermarkets Pty Limited

PARTIES: FIRST RESPONDENT Chuan Min Xu

SECOND RESPONDENT Hua Liang

FILE NUMBER: 089040 and 089075

HEARING DATES: 13 March 2009

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 13 March 2009

DATE OF DECISION: 8 May 2009

BEFORE: O'Connor K - DCJ (President); Higgins S - Judicial Member; Griffiths G - Non-Judicial Member

CATCHWORDS: Retail Leases – Appeal by Lessee – Adequacy of Reasons – Lessor's Duties of Disclosure in relation to Outgoings – Retail Leases Act 1994, s 11, s 27, s 28

DECISION UNDER APPEAL: Sydney Supermarkets Pty Limited v Xu and anor [2008] NSWADT 131; Sydney Supermarkets Pty Limited v Xu and anor (No 2) [2008] NSWADT 284

FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 075058

DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 10/21/2008

LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Retail Leases Act 1994

Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Beale v Government Insurance Office of New South Wales (1997) 48 NSWLR 430 Brandonia Pty Ltd v Lenola Pty Ltd [2006] NSWADT 319 Campbelltown City Council v Vegan (2006) 67 NSWLR 372 Cronulla Newsagency Pty Ltd v Pizzata [2002] NSWADT 17 Dornan v Riordan (1990) 24 FCR 564 Edwards v Guidice (1999) 169 ALR 89 CASES CITED: Heng v Levison & Anor [2006] WASCA 67 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 Mifsud v Campbell (1991) 21 NSWLR 725 Naim v PBPSF Pty Ltd [2008] NSWADT 202 Soulemezis v Dudley (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Earthline Constructions (1999) 160 ALR 588 Sydney Supermarkets Pty Limited v Xu and anor (No 2) [2008] NSWADT 284 Sydney Supermarkets Pty Limited v Xu and anor [2008] NSWADT 131 Wanice Pty Ltd v Bocove Pty Ltd (RLD) [2003] NSWADTAP 24