Taouk v Commissioner for Fair Trading, Department of Customer Service [2020] NSWCATOD 66

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Taouk v Commissioner for Fair Trading, Department of Customer Service [2020] NSWCATOD 66 Hearing dates: 27 June, 5 August and, 28 and 29 November 2019, and 13 February 2020 Date of orders: 09 June 2020 Decision date: 09 June 2020 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: N S Isenberg RFD, Senior Member Decision: (1) Documents in evidence which refer to Mr Louis Taouk are, by consent, taken to refer to Mr Fahd Taouk, the Applicant. (2) The decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: MERITS REVIEW - Building and construction – Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) - contractor licence – fit and proper. Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) Cases Cited: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond [1990] HCA 33; (1990) 170 CLR 321 Commissioner of Fair Trading, Office of Finance and Services, NSW Fair Trading v Kassem [2015] NSWCATAP 173 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Schmierer & Anor v Taouk [2004] NSWSC 345 Taouk v Director General, NSW Fair Trading [2016] NSWCATOD 41 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Fahd Taouk (Applicant) Commissioner for Fair Trading (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Z Shahnawaz on 27 June and 5 August 2019. Thereafter T Bagley (Respondent)

Solicitors: Applicant (Self Represented) Corporate Services; NSW Department of Customer Services (Respondent) File Number(s): 2019/00037300 Publication restriction: Nil