Cernaianu-Soare v NSW Land & Housing Corporation [2007] NSWSC 1026

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Cernaianu-Soare v NSW Land & Housing Corporation [2007] NSWSC 1026

HEARING DATE(S) : 10 September 2007

JUDGMENT DATE : 14 September 2007

JURISDICTION : Common Law Division - Administrative Law Division

JUDGMENT OF : Associate Justice Harrison

DECISION : (1) The appeal is upheld; (2) The decision of Tribunal Member Farley dated 12 April 2007 is set aside; (3) The matter is remitted to the Tribunal to be determined according to law; (4) The first defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs as agreed or assessed.

CATCHWORDS : Appeal decision of CTTT - termination of tenancy - procedural fairness

LEGISLATION CITED : Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Act 2001 (NSW) ss 28, 35, 49, 65, 67 & 68 Residential Tenancies Act 1987 (NSW) s 64

Chapman v Taylor & Ors; Vero Insurance Ltd v Taylor & Ors [2004] NSWCA 456 Department of Housing v El Kazzi [2004] NSWCTTT 633 CASES CITED : Italiano v Carbone [2005] NSWCA 177 Kalokerinos & Anor v HIA Insurance Services Pty Ltd & Anor [2004] NSWCA 312 Maconachie v Kullenberg & Ors [2005] NSWCA 294 Matthews v NSW Land & Housing Corporation [2004] NSWSC, unreported - 30003/2004

Liliana Cernaianu-Soare - Plaintiff PARTIES : New South Wales Land & Housing Corporation - First Defendant Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal - Second Defendant

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 30042/2007

COUNSEL : Mr D Robertson with Ms J Soars - Plaintiff Mr A Jungwirth - First Defendant

Henry Davis York - Plaintiff SOLICITORS : NSW Land & Housing Corporation - First Defendant Submitting Appearance, Crown Solicitor - Second Defendant