Gill & Anor v Residential Tribunal & Ors [2001] NSWSC 896

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Gill & Anor v Residential Tribunal & Ors [2001] NSWSC 896 revised - 12/11/2001 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law Division Administrative Law List FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 30016/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 12 October 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 12 October 2001

Stephen Gill (1st Plaintiff) Pamela Gill (2nd Plaintiff) PARTIES : NSW Residential Tribunal (1st Defendant) Michael Shane Tuckerman & Paul James Devine (2nd Defendants) Montano Realty Ashfield (3rd Defendant)

JUDGMENT OF : Dunford J

LOWER COURT Supreme Court (Master) JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Master Malpass JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : DP Ash (Plaintiffs / Applicants) BM Antcliffe (2nd Defendants / Respondents) In person (Plaintiffs) SOLICITORS : IV Knight - Crown Solicitor - Submitting Appearance (1st Defendant) Clarks Business & Property Lawyers (2nd Defendants) Tony Andreacchio - Director - N/A (3rd Defendant) CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE & PROCEDURE - appeal from Residential Tribunal - reference to Master - no appeal to single Judge Residential Tribunal Act 1998 Residential Tenancies Act 1987 LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Act 1970, ss 46, 117A, 118 Supreme Court (Amendment) Act 1972 Supreme Court Rules, Pt 60 rr 1A, 10 & 17, Schedule D Pt 3, para 5 Avard v Harrison (unreported - Equity Div - 13 July 1989) CASES CITED : Pollicino v Pollicino (unreported - Equity Div - 14 August 1997) Micallef v Ofria [2000] NSWSC 750 DECISION : See para 21.