Corcoran v Far [2017] NSWCATAP 16

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Corcoran v Far [2017] NSWCATAP 16 Hearing dates: 28 September 2016 Date of orders: 25 January 2017 Decision date: 25 January 2017 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: M Schyvens, Deputy President Prof G Walker, Senior Member Decision: 1. The Appeal is allowed 2. The order below dismissing the application is set aside 3. The proceedings are remitted to the Consumer and Commercial Division of the Tribunal for rehearing Catchwords: APPEAL – Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NSW) – Residential Tenancies Act (NSW) – question of law – jurisdiction – shared households – requirements of s 10 of the Residential Tenancies Act – appeal allowed Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2014 (NSW), ss 4(1), 29, 32(1)(a), 41, 80, 80(2)(b) Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW), ss 3(1), 6, 8(1), 10, 10(b), 13, 18 Cases Cited: Rogers v Vinloy [2016] NSWCATAP 2 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Aaron Corcoran (Appellant) Peter Far (Respondent) Representation: Appellant (self-represented) Respondent (self-represented) File Number(s): AP 16/36071 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Date of Decision: 20 July 2016 Before: S De Jersey, General Member File Number(s): RT 16/27121