Navazi v New South Wales Land & Housing Corporation [2013] NSWSC 138

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Navazi v New South Wales Land & Housing Corporation [2013] NSWSC 138 Hearing dates: 27/11/2012, 11/12/2012 Decision date: 01 March 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: Plaintiff to file short minutes to give effect to the quashing of the decision challenged. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - Housing Act - decision to cancel housing rebate - requirements of investigation under s 58 - conduct of s 58 investigation a jurisdictional fact in decision to cancel rebate - requirement to consider and investigate weekly income - jurisdictional precondition not satisfied - orders granted Legislation Cited: Housing Act 2001 Cases Cited: Corporation of the City of Enfield v Development Assessment Commission [2000] HCA 5; (2000) 199 CLR 135 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Myer Emporium Ltd [1987] HCA 18; (1987) 163 CLR 199 Gedeon v Commissioner of the NSW Crime Commission [2008] HCA 43; (2008) 236 CLR 120 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd [1986] HCA 40; (1986) 162 CLR 24 Parisienne Basket Shoes Pty Ltd v Whyte [1938] HCA 7; (1938) 59 CLR 369 Project Blue Sky v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; (1998) 194 CLR 355 Ronpibon Tin NL & Tongkah Compound NL v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1949] HCA 15; (1949) 78 CLR 47 Timbarra Protection Coalition Inc v Ross Mining NL & Ors [1999] NSWCA 8; (1999) 46 NSWLR 55 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ali Navazi (also known as Nowronzali Navazihakani) (Plaintiff) New South Wales Land & Housing Corporation (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: G Johnson SC/P Bambagiotti (Plaintiff) J Smith/V McWilliam (Defendant) Solicitors: Salvos Legal Humanitarian (Plaintiff) Housing NSW (Defendant) File Number(s): 2012/00201252