New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation v Diab [2015] NSWCA 133

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation v Diab [2015] NSWCA 133 Hearing dates: 16 March 2015 Decision date: 21 May 2015 Before: Beazley P at [1]; Macfarlan JA at [6]; Leeming JA at [43] Decision: Leave to appeal granted. Applicant to file its Notice of Appeal within seven days of today's date. Appeal dismissed with costs. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NSW) – leave to appeal on a question of law – residential tenancy – Housing Act 2001 – cancellation of rental rebates retrospectively – whether tenancy able to be terminated on basis of non-payment of past rebates – whether grant of rental rebates amounted to variations in the residential tenancy agreement – effect of s 57 Housing Act 2001 – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), s 83(1) Housing Act 2001 (NSW), ss 3, 5(1)(f), 5(f1), 8, 41 56, 56(1), 57, 57(2), 57(3), 57(4), 57(4)(a), 57(4)(b), 57(5), 58, 69, 69A, 72A, 72B, 73(2), 82, 87, 88 Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW), ss 6, 56, 82, 87, 88, 89, 136, 141 Tenancies Regulation 2010 (NSW), reg 22(7) Cases Cited: BP Refinery (Westernport) Pty Ltd v Shire of Hastings [1977] UKPCHCA 1; 180 CLR 266 Brambles Holdings Ltd v Bathurst City Council [2001] NSWCA 61; 53 NSWLR 153 Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd [1947] 1 KB 130 Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of NSW [1982] HCA 24; 149 CLR 337 Empirnall Holdings Pty Ltd v Machon Paull Partners Pty Ltd (1988) 14 NSWLR 523 Legione v Hateley [1983] HCA 11; 152 CLR 406 McDonald v Dennys Lascelles Ltd [1933] HCA 25; 48 CLR 457 Moss and Phillips v Donohoe [1915] HCA 62; 20 CLR 580 NSW Food Authority v Nutricia Australia Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCCA 252; 72 NSWLR 456 NSW Land and Housing Corporation v Diab [2014] NSWCATAP 27 South Australian Land Mortgage and Agency Co Ltd v The King [1922] HCA 17; 30 CLR 523 Wigan v Edwards (1973) 47 ALJR 586 Category: Principal judgment Parties: New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation (Appellant) Spiro Diab (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Dicker SC/J O'Connor (Appellant) J Needham SC/A Stafford (Respondent)