NSW Land and Housing Corporation v Diab [2014] NSWCATAP 27

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: NSW Land and Housing Corporation v Diab [2014] NSWCATAP 27 Hearing dates: 28 April 2014 Decision date: 02 June 2014 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: Wright J, President Hennessy LCM, Deputy President G Meadows, Senior Member Decision: 1.The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NSW) - residential tenancies - whether cancellation of rental rebate arrears Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Housing Act 2001(NSW) Residential Tenancies Act 2007 (NSW) Residential Tenancies Regulation 2010 (NSW) Cases Cited: Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of NSW (1981) 149 CLR 337 County Securities Pty Ltd V Challenger Group Holdings Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 193 Department of Housing v Christodoulou [1996] NSWRT 8 Department of Housing v Elkazzi [2004] NSWCTTT 6333 Johnston v Brightstars Holding Company Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 150 New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation v Diab [2014] NSWCATAP 8 NSW Land and Housing Corporation v Bergman [2008] NSWCTTT 1201 Category: Principal judgment Parties: NSW Land and Housing Corporation (Appellant) Mr Spiro Diab (Respondent) Representation: J O'Connor (Appellant) A Stafford (Respondent) Housing NSW, Legal Services Branch (Appellant) Legal Aid NSW (Respondent) File Number(s): AP 14/0006 Publication restriction: n/a Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 150003 Citation: n/a Date of Decision: 2014-01-31 00:00:00 Before: K Rosser, Senior Member File Number(s): SH 13/00016