Mendonca v Tonna [2017] NSWCATAP 176

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Mendonca v Tonna [2017] NSWCATAP 176 Hearing dates: 8 August 2017 Date of orders: 21 August 2017 Decision date: 21 August 2017 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: K Rosser, Principal Member J McAteer, Senior Member Decision: (1) The appeal is allowed in part. (2) The orders made on 5 May 2017 in RT 16/19949, RT 16/28340 and RT 16/49008 are varied so as to substitute "on the ordinary basis" for "on an indemnity basis" in orders 1b, 2a and 3a. (3) The appeal is otherwise dismissed. (4) Any application for costs and a submission in support of the application must be provided to the Appeal Registry and the other party within 14 days of the date of publication of these orders. (5) Any submission in response to the costs application must be provided to the Appeal Registry and the other party within 14 days of receipt of the application. (6) Any submission in reply on the costs application must be provided to the Appeal Registry and the other party within 7 days thereafter. Catchwords: APPEAL – adequacy of reasons – special circumstances – indemnity costs Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 Residential Tenancies Act 2010 Cases Cited: Baillieu Knight Frank (NSW) Pty Ltd v Ted Manny Real Estate Pty Ltd (1992) 30 NSWLR 359 Baulderstone Hornibrook Engineering Pty Ltd v Gordian Runoff Ltd (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 12 Berkeley Administration Inc v McClelland [1990] FSR 565 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Degmam Pty Ltd (In Liq) v Wright (No 2) [1983] 2 NSWLR 354 eMove Pty Ltd v Naomi Dickinson [2015] NSWCATAP 94 FAI General Insurance Co Ltd v Burns (1996) 9 ANZ Ins Cas 61-384 Hillebrand v Penrith Council [2000] NSWSC 1058 Italiano v Carbone [2005] NSWCA 177 Ivory v Telstra Corporation Ltd [2001] QSC 102) John Prendergast & Vanessa Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 69 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 Maule v Liporoni (No 2) (2002) 122 LGERA 216 Megerditchian v Kurmond Homes Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 120 Ng v Chong [2005] NSWSC 385 O'Keefe v Hayes Knight GTO Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 1559 Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; 193 CLR 72; 72 ALJR 578; 152 ALR 83 Packer v Meagher [1984] 3 NSWLR 486 Palmer v Gold Coast Newspapers Pty Ltd [2013] QSC 352 Pollard v RRR Corporation Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 110 Rose v Richards [2005] NSWSC 758 Rouse v Shepherd (No 2) (1994) 35 NSWLR 277 Vance v Vance (1981) 128 DLR (3d) 109 Wentworth v Rogers (No 5) (1986) 6 NSWLR 534 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Renuka Mendonca (Appellant) Mark Tonna (Respondent) Representation: Self-represented appellant Ms Gatland for the respondent