Aboriginal Housing Co Ltd v Munro [2015] NSWSC 1155

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Aboriginal Housing Co Ltd v Munro [2015] NSWSC 1155 Hearing dates: 14 August 2015 Date of orders: 24 August 2015 Decision date: 24 August 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: RS Hulme AJ Decision: (i)Judgment for the Plaintiff for possession of the land referred to as "The Occupied Land" in the Statement of Claim. (ii)An order that the Defendant be restrained from attempting to interfere with the Plaintiff's possession of the land comprised in the folio identifiers (or parts thereof) listed in Part A of each of the First Schedule, the Second Schedule and the Third Schedule (Open Space Pemulwuy Land) of the Statement of Claim. (iii)Stand over the Plaintiff's applications for leave to issue, and to issue a writ for possession of the Occupied Land. Catchwords: Trespass to land – charitable trust – postponement of eviction - injunction Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 135 Charitable Trusts Act 1993 Cases Cited: Barker v The Queen (1983) 153 CLR 338 DKLR Holding Co (No 2) Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Stamp Duties [1980] 1 NSWLR 510 Cant v Kirby [2011] NSWSC 1193 McPhail v Persons Unknown [1973] 1 Ch 447 Tringali v Stewardson Stubbs & Collett Ltd (1966) 66 SR (NSW) 335 R v Murrell (1836) Legge 72 R v Wedge (1976) 1 NSWLR 581 Mabo v Queensland (No 2) [1992] 175 CLR 1 Kalifair Pty Ltd v Digi-Tech (Australia) Ltd [2002] 55 NSWLR 737 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Aboriginal Housing Co Ltd (Plaintiff) Jenny Munro (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: GM Watson SC with N Kabilafkas (Plaintiff) D Ash (Defendant)