NSW Land and Housing Corporation v Stannard & Anor [2000] NSWSC 681

Reported Decision : 50 NSWLR 89

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : NSW Land and Housing Corporation v Stannard & Anor [2000] NSWSC 681 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Administrative Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 30087/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 28 June 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 14 July 2000

New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation (Plaintiff)

v PARTIES : Carol Ann Stannard (First Defendant)

Residential Tribunal (Second Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Davies AJ

LOWER COURT Residential Tribunal JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 03221/99 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Member, K Thane JUDICIAL OFFICER :

P: Mr J M Atkin COUNSEL : 1D: Ms J A Needham 2D: Submitting Appearance P: Michael Callen SOLICITORS : 1D: Terrence Anthony Murphy 2D: I V Knight CATCHWORDS : Residential Tenancies - whether rent increased - whether notice of increase to tenant - whether notation on rent card a sufficient notice LEGISLATION CITED : Residential Tribunal Act 1998, ss 27, 62 Residential Tenancies Act 1987, ss 8-10, 44-46, 130 CASES CITED : Moses v Lovegrove [1952] 2 QB 533 DECISION : Dismissed with costs.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES ADMINISTRATIVE LAW DIVISION

DAVIES AJ

14 JULY 2000 30087/99 - NEW SOUTH WALES LAND AND HOUSING CORPORATION v Carol Ann STANNARD & ANOR JUDGMENT 1 HIS HONOUR: This is an appeal brought under s 62 of the Residential Tribunal Act, 1998 from a decision of the Residential Tribunal ("the Tribunal") given on 27 September 1999. 2 The appeal is limited to a question of law. Section 62(2) provides: