Torchia v Swanton (RLD) [2012] NSWADTAP 5

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Torchia v Swanton (RLD) [2012] NSWADTAP 5 Hearing dates: 30 November 2011 Decision date: 09 February 2012 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel - Internal Before: M Chesterman, Deputy President Decision: 1. Order 2 in the Tribunal's decision of 2 August 2011 in these proceedings is affirmed. 2. There will be no order for the costs of this appeal unless a party files and serves an application for costs, with supporting submissions, within 21 days. In such event, the opposing party or parties must file and serve submissions in response within a further 21 working days. The question of costs will then be determined 'on the papers', pursuant to section 76 of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997. Catchwords: Retail lease - costs - meaning of 'no order as to costs' - failure to apply for costs at hearing - whether 'fair' to make costs order Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Retail Leases Act 1994 Cases Cited: AT v Commissioner of Police, NSW [2010] NSWCA 131 Attorney General v World Best Holdings Ltd (2005) 63 NSWLR 537 B & L Linings Pty Ltd & Anor v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (No 4) (RD) [2008] NSWADTAP 14 Calderbank v Calderbank [1976] Fam 93 Campbelltown City Council v Vegan (2006) 67 NSWLR 372; [2006] NSWCA 284 Chronopoulos v Carossel Pty Ltd [2010] NSWADT 191 Chronopoulos v Carossel Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] NSWADT 236 Cripps v G & M Dawson Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 81 Elite Protective Personnel Pty Ltd v Salmon [2007] NSWCA 322 Grygiel v Baine (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 434 Profilio v Coogee Bay Village Pty Ltd (No 4) [2011] NSWADT 4 Timbarra Protection Coalition Inc v Ross Mining Ltd & Ors [1999] NSWCA 335 Torchia v Swanton [2010] NSWADT 142 Torchia v Swanton, unreported, Administrative Decisions Tribunal, 5 October 2010 Torchia v Swanton (No 2) [2011] NSWADT 185 Vertzayias v King & Ors [2011] NSWCA 215 Wentworth v Wentworth [1999] NSWSC 638 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Eugene Torchia and Lesley Astill-Torchia (Appellants) Beverley Swanton and Alistair Swanton (Respondents) Representation: Counsel M McCall (Respondents) S Spring (Agent - Appellants) Stephen Tester & Associates (Respondents) File Number(s): 119038 Decision under appeal Citation: Torchia v Swanton (No 2) [2011] NSWADT 185 Date of Decision: 2011-08-02 00:00:00 Before: Retail Leases Division File Number(s): 105054