Roney v NSW Land and Housing Corporation [2015] NSWCATAP 269

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Roney v NSW Land and Housing Corporation [2015] NSWCATAP 269 Hearing dates: 30 November 2015 Date of orders: 11 December 2015 Decision date: 11 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: J Redfern, Principal Member Dr R Deutsch, Senior Member Decision: 1. Appellant given an extension of time to lodge the appeal. 2. Appeal dismissed. 3. The order for possession suspended until 21 December 2015. Catchwords: APPEAL - Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NSW) – residential tenancy dispute – consent orders for termination – grounds to set aside consent orders – undue influence or unconscionable conduct – whether question of law –grounds not established – no error of law – whether leave should be given in the alternative – no leave given – appeal dismissed

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE– whether adjournment should be given – appeal lodged out of time – extension required – stay given on basis of early hearing – prejudice to respondent – extension of time given but no adjournment Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) Cases Cited: A v V & Anor [2012] NSWSC 354 Blomley v Ryan [1956] HCA 81; (1956) 99 CLR 362 Craig v South Australia [1995] HCA 58; (1995) 184 CLR 163 Harvey v Phillips [1956] HCA 27; (1956) 95 CLR 235 Hobson v NSW Land and Housing Corporation [2015] NSWCATAP 222 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Johnson v Buttress (1936) 56 CLR 113 Kakaras v Crown Melbourne Ltd [2013] HCA 25 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v CG Berbatis Holdings [2003] HCA 18; 214 CLR 51 Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd v Amadio [1983] HCA 14; (1983) 151 CLR 447 Khan v Kang [2014] NSWCATAP 48 Loch v NSW Land and Housing Corporation [2014] NSWCATAP 110 Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 69 SZUWX v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 1389 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Shaun Ronald Roney (Appellant) NSW Land and Housing Corporation (Respondent) Representation: Appellant (self-represented) Ms K Madgwick, Counsel (Respondent) File Number(s): AP 15/58681 Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Citation: N/A Date of Decision: 28 August 2015 Before: S Hennings, Member File Number(s): SH 15/04549