Sakkara Investment Holdings Pty Ltd as trustee for Sakkara Landings Trust v The Residents Committee, The Landings and The Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal of New South Wales [2014] NSWSC 610

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sakkara Investment Holdings Pty Ltd as trustee for Sakkara Landings Trust v The Residents Committee, The Landings and The Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal of New South Wales [2014] NSWSC 610 Hearing dates: 16 May 2014 Decision date: 19 May 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Sackar J Decision: See paragraphs [58]-[59] Catchwords: EQUITY - application for judicial review of orders made by Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal - summons filed out of time - motion to extend time pursuant to UCPR r 59.10 - where review originally sought in District Court within relevant time period - exercise of discretion to extend time - where lack of satisfactory explanation as to delay - where lack of practical utility - where difficulty in identifying jurisdictional error on an impressionistic basis Legislation Cited: Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Act 2001 Retirement Villages Act 1999 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Aon Risk Services Australia Limited v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175 Bindah v Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Australia Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 1290 Boral Gas (NSW) Pty Ltd v Magill (1993) 32 NSWLR 501 Hickey v Australian Telecommunications Commission (1983) 72 FLR 291 Jackmarra v Krakouer (1998) 195 CLR 516 Ketteman v Hansel Properties Ltd [1987] AC 189 Krishna v Lovett [2011] NSWCA 354 Mauger v Wingecarribee Shire Council [2013] NSWSC 1587 Obieta v Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal NSW [2009] NSWCA 220 R v Epping & Harlow General Commissioners; Ex parte Goldstraw [1983] 3 All ER 257 R v Hillingdon London Borough Council; Ex parte Royco Homes Ltd [1974] QB 720 at 728 R v Ross Jones; Ex parte Green (1984) 156 CLR 185 at 214 State Water Corporation v Civil Team Engineering Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 1879 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sakkara Investments Holdings Pty Limited ATF Sakkara Landings Trust - applicant The Residents Committee, The Landings - first respondent The Consumer, Trader & Tenancy Tribunal of NSW - second respondent Representation: Counsel: Mr M Galvin (applicant) Mr P Hill (solicitor) (first respondent) Solicitors: Gadens Lawyers (applicant) Hill and Co Lawyers (first respondent) File Number(s): 2013/382710