M H Investments Aust Pty Ltd v Hurstville City Council [2015] NSWCATAP 180

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: M H Investments Aust Pty Ltd v Hurstville City Council [2015] NSWCATAP 180 Hearing dates: 10 June 2015 and 16 July 2015 Date of orders: 19 August 2015 Decision date: 19 August 2015 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: R Seiden SC, Principal Member P H Molony, Senior Member Decision: 1. Appeal allowed. 2. The decision under appeal is set aside. 3. The application is remitted to the Consumer and Commercial Division to be reconsidered, in accordance with these reasons, before a differently constituted Tribunal with fresh evidence allowed. 4. The contentions in the respondent's reply are disallowed. Catchwords: APPEAL – Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NSW) - retail lease – public road – jurisdiction – whether Retail Leases Act applies to a public road – conventional estoppel – notice of contention Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Local Government Act 1919 (NSW) Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) Retail Leases Act 1994 (NSW) Roads Act 1993 (NSW) Cases Cited: Ace Insurance Ltd v Trifinovski [2011] FCA 1204 ALZ v WorkCover NSW [2015] NSWCATAP 138 Cavric v Willoughby City Council [2015] NSWCA 182 Con-Stan Industries of Australia Pty Ltd v Norwich Winterthur Insurance (Australia) Ltd [1986] HCA 14; (1986) 160 CLR 226 Ferella v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2014] NSWCA 378 H P Mercantile Pty Ltd (ACN 097 362 877) v Dierickx (2013) 306 ALR 53 Re Jay-O- Bees Pty Ltd (in liq); Rosseau Pty Ltd (in liq) v Jay-O- Bees Pty Ltd (in liq) [2004] NSWSC 818 Keen v Holland [1984] 1WLR 251; [1984] 1 All ER 75 Re Luck (2003) 203 ALR 1 Manly Council v Malouf trading as Fusion Point [2004] NSWCA 299 MH Investments Aust. Pty Ltd -v- Hurstville City Council [2015] NSWCATCD 61 Mitchell v Cullingral Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 389 Newington v Windeyer (1985) 3 NSWLR 555 Overmyer Industrial Brokers Pty Ltd v Campbells Cash & Carry Pty Ltd [2003] NSWCA 305 Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 69 Seguin & Anor v Anglican Church Property Trust Diocese of Sydney (No 1) [2004] NSWADT 146 Stojan (No 9) Pty Ltd v Kenway [2009] NSWCA 364 Waterman v Gerling Australia Insurance Company Pty Ltd (2005) 65 NSWLR 300 Category: Principal judgment Parties: MH Investments Aust Pty Ltd (appellant) Hurstville City Council (respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Fantin (appellant) A Fernon (respondent)