Jackson v NSW Land and Housing Corporation [2015] NSWCATAP 281

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Jackson v NSW Land and Housing Corporation [2015] NSWCATAP 281 Hearing dates: 27 October 2015 Date of orders: 22 December 2015 Decision date: 22 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: R Seiden SC, Principal Member K Rosser, Senior Member Decision: (1)The appeal is allowed; (2)The decision of the Tribunal at first instance is set aside; (3)The matter is remitted to a differently constituted Tribunal to be determined in accordance with these Reasons, with leave for the parties to adduce further evidence. Catchwords: Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NSW) – Appeal – residential tenancy - extension of time - construction of subs 90(1)(b) Residential Tenancies Act 2010 – whether location qualifier applies to landlord's employee – recklessness Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), ss 41, 80 and Schedule 4, Part 6, cl 12 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW) cl 22 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Regulations 2013 cl 22 Sched 3 Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) s 90(1)(b) Residential Tenancies Act 1987 (NSW) s 68 Cases Cited: Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue (2009) 239 CLR 27 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Craig v South Australia [1995] HCA 58 Cure v Bridge Housing Limited 2014 NSWCATAP 80 Hannaford v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2014] NSWCA 297 House v R (1936) 55 CLR 499 Jackson v NSW Land and Housing Corporation [2014] NSW CATAP 22 Lombard Farms Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2013] NSWADTAP 42 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1985) 162 CLR 24 Minister for Immigration v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332 NSW Land & Housing Corporation v Christodoulo [2013] NSWDC 81 NSW Land and Housing Corporation v Lesniewski [2015] NSWCATAP 185 NSW Land and Housing Corporation v Markham (Social Housing) [2009] NSWCTTT 651 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 Saeed v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2010) 241 CLR 252 Sara McGuiness v NSW Land and Housing Corporation [2014] NSWCATAP 98 Seven Network Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (2007) 164 FCR 127 Wik Peoples v Queensland (1996) 187 CLR 1 Woodside v Director General, Department of Community Services [2000] NSWADTAP 8 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Daniel Ross Jackson (appellant) NSW Land and Housing Corporation (respondent) Representation: Counsel: CH Cassimatis with K Madgwick (appellant) J O'Connor (respondent)