Oriental Carpet Department Store Pty Ltd v Supacenta Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 783

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Oriental Carpet Department Store Pty Ltd v Supacenta Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 783 HEARING DATE(S) : 18/08/03; 19/08/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 19 August 2003 JURISDICTION: Equity Division JUDGMENT OF : Young CJ in Eq DECISION : Interlocutory injunction extended. Proceedings to be transferred to Administrative Decisions Tribunal. Costs to be paid by the defendant.

CATCHWORDS : LANDLORD & TENANT [51] [86] [88]- Retail lease- Rent review- Retail tenancy dispute- Upon application Court must transfer the proceedings if the dispute may be effectively dealt with by the Administrative Decisions Tribunal- Opinion of counsel that mediation will be unsuccessful not sufficient to prevent transfer to Tribunal- Inappropriate for court of equity to make findings of fact- Issues relating to waiver, relief against forfeiture and economic duress discussed. Law Reform (Law and Equity) Act 1972 LEGISLATION CITED : Retail Leases Act 1994, ss 62B, 63, 65, 68, 70, 75, 76A Supreme Court Act 1970, s 110K Arnold v Mann (1957) 99 CLR 462 Arnold v Wood (1996) 135 CLR 343 Cockerill v Westpac Banking Corp (1996) 142 ALR 227 Crescendo Management Pty Ltd v Westpac Banking Corp (1988) 19 NSWLR 40 CASES CITED : Higgins v Higgins [2002] NSWSC 455 Lord v Proctor [1923] VLR 524 Mason v State of New South Wales (1959) 102 CLR 108 Pao On v Lau Yiu Long [1980] AC 614 R v Clyne; Ex parte Harrap [1941] VLR 200 PARTIES : Oriental Carpet Department Store Pty Limited (P) Supacenta Pty Limited (D) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3345/03 COUNSEL : M Ashhurst (P) R S Angyal and G A Sirtes (D) SOLICITORS : Cutler Hughes & Harris (P) Landerer & Company (D)