Landlords, Tenants and Access to Justice: A Longitudinal Study of Residential Tenancies Disputes. The proposed research will compare the strikingly different justice regimes governing residential tenancy disputes over the last 3 decades in New South Wales. These regimes have ranged from the exclusively formal, or court-based, to a hybrid model (with some matters resolved by tribunals, others by the courts) and finally to an almost exclusively tribunal-governed system. This study seeks to compare ....Landlords, Tenants and Access to Justice: A Longitudinal Study of Residential Tenancies Disputes. The proposed research will compare the strikingly different justice regimes governing residential tenancy disputes over the last 3 decades in New South Wales. These regimes have ranged from the exclusively formal, or court-based, to a hybrid model (with some matters resolved by tribunals, others by the courts) and finally to an almost exclusively tribunal-governed system. This study seeks to compare the effectiveness of these various regimes in delivering justice to all parties. No such study has been conducted in Australia, and the results will provide a basis for informed decision on whether the latest model should remain the preferred one in a sector of the housing market catering for more than 25% of the population of NSW, a large proportion of whom are disadvantaged.Read moreRead less
Governing the Compact City: The Role and Effectiveness of Strata Management in Higher Density Residential Developments. The research will deliver systematic information about the operation of the strata system that regulates the majority of residential higher density housing in Australia. It will assist strata residents and owners and those involved in strata management and policy development to better understand the nature and scale of issues facing the strata sector and its capacity to self-m ....Governing the Compact City: The Role and Effectiveness of Strata Management in Higher Density Residential Developments. The research will deliver systematic information about the operation of the strata system that regulates the majority of residential higher density housing in Australia. It will assist strata residents and owners and those involved in strata management and policy development to better understand the nature and scale of issues facing the strata sector and its capacity to self-manage these issues. It will therefore build an informed evidence base to support improved best practice and policy development across the sector. In addition, the research will make a major contribution to the emerging academic literature on local urban governance in higher density cities.Read moreRead less