It is the court case that pitted a prominent retired doctor in his 90s against an investment company over his right to live at a home on the picturesque NSW South Coast for $1 a year. The NSW Supreme Court was asked to resolve the fight between Dr Kenneth Doust and the company, Riveaux Holdings Pty Ltd, which came to a head in August after he was sent an eviction notice and his electricity was cut off. Dr Kenneth Doust and an aerial view of part of Central Tilba. This was subject to a licence entitling him to occupy part of the land, including a house, for $1 a year until the licence was terminated. That figure would “progressively reduce” the longer the licence continued, he noted.

Source: Stuff November 24, 2024 22:30 UTC