Civil Aviation Safety Authority v Bellamy [2017] FCA 829

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Civil Aviation Safety Authority v Bellamy [2017] FCA 829 Appeal from: Bellamy and Civil Aviation Safety Authority [2016] AATA 956

File number: VID 1491 of 2016

Judge: TRACEY J

Date of judgment: 28 July 2017

Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – appeal from a decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal setting aside a decision of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to cancel a private pilot's licence – whether the Tribunal erred by finding that reg 229(1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (Cth) does not apply to the private operation of an aircraft – whether the Tribunal erred by making factual findings that were inconsistent with a criminal conviction – whether the Tribunal erred by failing to give relevant consideration to the elements of the conviction

Legislation: Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) s 44 Civil Aviation Act 1988 (Cth) ss 29(1), 20A(2) Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (Cth) regs 209(1), 229(1), 269(1), 269(1)(c), 269(1)(d), 269(3) Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) sch 1 ("Criminal Code") s 145.1(1)

Cases cited: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Australian Communications and Media Authority v Today FM (Sydney) Pty Ltd (2015) 255 CLR 352; [2015] HCA 7 Beckner v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (1991) 30 FCR 49; [1991] FCA 331 Bellamy and Civil Aviation Safety Authority [2016] AATA 956 Collector of Customs v Pozzolanic Enterprises Pty Ltd (1993) 43 FCR 280; [1993] FCA 456 Comcare v Broadhurst (2011) 192 FCR 497; [2011] FCAFC 39 Hill v Repatriation Commission (2005) 218 ALR 251; [2005] FCAFC 23 Hollis v Comcare [2017] FCA 558 House v Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Authority (2011) 193 FCR 112; [2011] FCAFC 72 Legal Profession Complaints Committee v Rayney [2017] WASCA 78 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Truong [2016] FCAFC 54 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Ali (2000) 106 FCR 313; [2000] FCA 1385 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Daniele (1981) 39 ALR 649; (1981) 61 FLR 354; [1981] FCA 247 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259 Northern NSW FM Pty Limited v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal (1990) 26 FCR 39; [1990] FCA 642 Repatriation Commission v Knight (2012) 202 FCR 451; [2012] FCAFC 83 Ridley v Secretary, Department of Social Security (1993) 42 FCR 276; [1993] FCA 282 Saffron v Commissioner of Taxation (1991) 30 FCR 578; [1991] FCA 473 Screen Australia v EME Productions No 1 Pty Ltd (2012) 200 FCR 282; [2012] FCAFC 19 Seltsam Pty Limited v Ghaleb (2005) 3 DDCR 1; [2005] NSWCA 208 Shrestha v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCAFC 69