Australia, April 27 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on March 27:
1. The plaintiff is the registered owner of 5 xxxx Street (No 5) and 7 xxxx Street (No 7) in the Sydney suburb of Rozelle. On 13 December 2023, the plaintiff filed a statement of claim seeking possession from the defendant of these two properties.
2. The defendant gave up her challenge to the claim for possession of No 7 in April 2024. She has resisted the claim in respect of No 5. She asserts that the proceedings are time-barred. She relies on ss 27 and 28 of the Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) which state:
27 General
(1) An action on a cause of action to recover land is not maintainable by the Crown if brought after the expi...