Landlords, Tenants and Access to Justice: A Longitudinal Study of Residential Tenancies Disputes

这项拟议的研究将比较新南威尔士州过去30年来管理住宅租赁纠纷的截然不同的司法制度。这些制度的范围从完全正式的或以法院为基础的，到混合模式(一些事项由法庭解决，另一些由法院解决)，最后到几乎完全由法庭管理的制度。本研究试图比较这些不同制度在为各方伸张正义方面的效力。澳大利亚还没有进行过这样的研究，研究结果将为明智地决定最新模式是否应该继续成为满足新南威尔士州超过25%人口的住房市场部门的首选模式提供基础，而新南威尔士州有很大一部分人处于不利地位。

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.