Reiss & Anor v Helson & 2 Ors [2001] NSWSC 486

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Reiss & Anor v Helson & 2 Ors [2001] NSWSC 486 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Administrative Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 30002/2001; 30003/2001 HEARING DATE(S) : 10 April 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 13 June 2001

Howden Phillip Reiss (First Plaintiff)

Valerie Mary Ann Reiss (Second Plaintiff)

PARTIES : Francois JM Helsen (First Defendant)

Jennifer L Thommeny (Second Defendant)

Residential Tribunal of New South Wales (Third Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

LOWER COURT Residential Tribunal of New South Wales JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 00/02912 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Tribunal Member Hopkins JUDICIAL OFFICER :

Mr R Glasson (Plaintiffs) COUNSEL : Mr G K J Rich (First and Second Defendants) The Law Firm Corporations Group Counsel SOLICITORS : (Plaintiffs)

Burrell Solicitors (First and Second Defendants) CATCHWORDS : Appeal decision of RTT - extension of time - Duties of owner in respect of common property - Termination notices Residential Tribunal Act LEGISLATION CITED : Residential Tenancies Act 1988 (NSW) Strata Schemes Managements Act 1996 Residential Tenancies (Residential Premises) Regulations 1995 Higginbottom v Buongiorno (RTT 97/016938) Collins & Anor v Ebeling (unreported, 6 August 1996, 96/16109) Newman v Bludell-Felisak (unreported 20 october 1997, 97/23358) Butt v McDonald (1898) 7 QLJ 68 Marklea Pty Limited v Aussie Traveller (QldCA unreported, 11 February 1992) Jewell & Anor v Godfrey (RTT, unreported 17 June 1999, 99/14763) Northern Sandblasting Pty Limited v Harris (1997) 188 CLR 313 CASES CITED : British Telecommunications Pty Limited v Sun life Assurance Society Pty Limited [1996] Ch 69 Scazmi v Choi (unreported, 3 November 1995, 95/15924) Blackmore v Matthews [2000] NSWTR 100 (30 June 2000) Day v Hartland & Wolff Ltd (1953) 2 All ER 387 London Transport Executive v Betts [1959] AC 213 Graham v Market Hotel Ltd (1936) 67 CLR 567 Capper v Thorpe [1998] 194 CLR 342 RTT v Offe (NSWCA, unreported 1 July 1997) DECISION : (1) The orders of the Tribunal member Geoffrey Hopkins of 31 January 2001 are affirmed; (2) The amended summons filed 8 March 2001 is dismissed; (3) The plaintiffs are to pay the defendants' costs as agreed or assessed.