Navazi v New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation

The applicant, Navazi, sought judicial review of decisions made by the Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal and the District Court of New South Wales. The dispute concerned a tenancy matter, and the applicant's appeal to the District Court from the Tribunal's decision had been dismissed. The applicant sought to challenge both the Tribunal's and the District Court's decisions on grounds not previously raised before either body.

The central legal issues before the Court of Appeal were whether the Tribunal had committed a jurisdictional error, whether the District Court's decision had to be set aside before the applicant could challenge the Tribunal's decision, and whether the principle established in *Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun* applied to the challenge to the Tribunal's decision. Additionally, the Court considered whether the District Court had committed an error of law on the face of the record, given that the applicant's legal argument had not been put to the District Court.

The Court of Appeal determined that the applicant was not entitled to an extension of time to pursue relief in relation to the Tribunal's decision of 6 October 2011. The Court also dismissed the Amended Summons in all other respects. Consequently, the applicant was ordered to pay the respondent's costs of the proceedings, including the costs associated with the application for an extension of time.