Livanis v Corner Office Carlingford Pty Ltd [2009] NSWDC 38

New South Wales District Court

CITATION: Livanis v Corner Office Carlingford Pty Ltd [2009] NSWDC 38

HEARING DATE(S): 6 March 2009

JUDGMENT DATE: 16 March 2009

JURISDICTION: Civil

JUDGMENT OF: Goldring DCJ

DECISION: 1. I allow the appeal, set aside the decision of the assessor, and vary the decision. 2. I find a verdict for the plaintiff in each claim.

CATCHWORDS: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - Jurisdictional error - LOCAL COURT - Small Claims Division - whether court or tribunal - LOCAL COURT - Small Claims Division - Procedure

Courts and Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2008 Local Courts Act 1982 LEGISLATION CITED: Practice Note No 2/2005 (Small Claims Division) Local Courts (Civil Procedure) Rules Civil Procedure Act 2005

Kioa v West (1985) 159 CLR 550 Wakim v Mathiew Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 405; BC200202361 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Lam (2003) 214 CLR 1 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Miah (2001) 206 CLR 57 CASES CITED: Muin v Refugee Review Tribunal (2002) 76 ALJR 966 Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163 Arnoldus-Lewis v Murphy [2008] NSWSC 1103 Minister for Immigration and Muticultural Affairs v Yusuf [2001] HCA 30; 206 CLR 323; 180 ALR 1; 75 ALJR 1105 Ex parte Hebburn Limited; Re Kearsley Shire Council (1947) 64 WN(NSW) 107,109

Dino Livanis trading as Five Star Complete Services (Plaintiff) Corner Office Carlingford Pty Ltd (First Defendant) PARTIES: Milka Milutinovic previously trading as Mortgage House Strata Management (Second Defendant) Sashtron Pty Limited trading as National Andrews Real Estate (Third Defendant) Corner Office Pty Limited tradng as Elders Real Estate Harris Park (Fourth Defendant)