NSW Land and Housing Corporation v Lesniewski [2015] NSWCATAP 185

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: NSW Land and Housing Corporation v Lesniewski [2015] NSWCATAP 185 Hearing dates: 6 February 2015 Date of orders: 03 September 2015 Decision date: 03 September 2015 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: S Higgins, Principal Member G Meadows, Senior Member Decision: The appeal is allowed.

The order of the Tribunal made on 7 August 2014 is set aside.

The Tribunal, as previously constituted, to rehear the appellant's application on the material before it and according to law. Catchwords: Appeal – Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NSW) – residential tenancy – proper construction of subs 90(1)(b) of the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 – whether the location qualifier applies to an occupier – meaning of occupier – meaning of premises and property adjoining and adjacent Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Interpretation Act 1987 Residential Tenancies Act 2010 Residential Tenancies Act 1987 (repealed) Cases Cited: Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue (NT) [2009] HCA 41, 239 CLR 27 Crook v Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal of NSW and Anor [2003] NSWCA 370 Department of Housing v Goulding (1999) NSWRT 69 Gales Holdings Pty Ltd v Tweed Shire Council [2013] 382 Hudson vs ARAP 1 (NSW) Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 126 Melbourne City Council v Melbourne Port Corp [2003] VSC 200 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Han [2015] FCAFC 79 NSW Land & Housing Corporation v Christodoulo [2013] NSWDC 81 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1988] HCA 28; (1998) 194 CLR 355; (1998) 153 ALR 490 Robb v Transport Accident Commission [2004] VCAT 983 Tailo v New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation [2014] NSWCATAP 66 Taylor v Owners-Strata Plan No 11564 [2013] NSWCA 55 Texts Cited: A Anforth, P Christensen and S Bentwood in Residential Tenancies Law and Practice New South Wales (6th ed. 2014, Federation Press) DC Pearce RS Geddes, Statutory Interpretation in Australia, (7th ed. 2011, LexisNexis Butterworths) Category: Principal judgment Parties: NSW Land and Housing (appellant) Catherine Lesniewski (respondent) Representation: Counsel: J O'Connor for the appellant A Poljak for the respondent