D & D Natural Health Pty Ltd v Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority [2020] NSWCATAD 307

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: D & D Natural Health Pty Ltd v Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority [2020] NSWCATAD 307 Hearing dates: 30 July 2020, 3 September 2020, 23 November 2020 (final submissions) Date of orders: 10 December 2020 Decision date: 10 December 2020 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: A Britton, Principal Member Decision: The decision made by the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority to refuse to grant a packaged liquor licence to D & D Natural Health Pty Ltd is set aside and remitted to the Authority for reconsideration in accordance with the Tribunal's decision that the subject premises is not a "general store" within the meaning of s 31 of the Liquor Act 2007 (NSW). Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW — grant of packaged liquor licence WORDS AND PHRASES — meaning of "general store" "mixed business shop" Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Gaming and Liquor Administration Act 2007 (NSW) Gaming and Liquor Administration Regulation 2016 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) Liquor Act 1982 (repealed) Liquor Act 2007 (NSW) Liquor Amendment Bill 1999 (NSW) Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 (Vic) Liquor Regulation 2018 (NSW) National Competition Policy Liquor Amendments (Commonwealth Financial Penalties) Act 2004 (NSW) (repealed) National Competition Policy Liquor Amendments (Commonwealth Financial Penalties) Bill 2004 (NSW) (repealed) Cases Cited: Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue [2009] HCA 41; 239 CLR 27 Blacktown Workers' Club Ltd v O'Shannessy [2011] NSWCA 265 Cabell v Markham, 148 F 2d 737, 739 (2nd Cir, 1945) Chubb Insurance Co of Australia Ltd v Moore [2013] NSWCA 212 CIC Insurance Ltd v Bankstown Football Club Ltd [1997] HCA 2; 187 CLR 384 Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1981] HCA 26; (1981) 147 CLR 297 Elizabeth Bay Road Pty Ltd v The Owners — Strata Plan No 73943 [2014] NSWCA 409 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd [2012] HCA 55; (2012) 87 ALJR 98 Hore v Albury Radio Taxis Co-Op Society Ltd [2002] NSWSC 1130; 56 NSWLR 210 House of Peace Pty Ltd v Bankstown City Council [2000] NSWCA 44; (2000) 48 NSWLR 498 Independent Commission Against Corruption v Cunneen [2015] HCA 14; 256 CLR 1 Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority v Auld [2019] NSWCA 88 Jaza v DLL [2000] VCAT 1651 Jones The Grocer Store Pty Ltd v Director of Liquor Licensing (Occupational and Business Regulation) [2009] VCAT 899 Jones The Grocer Store Pty Ltd v Director of Liquor Licensing (Occupational and Business Regulation) [2009] VCAT 899 M P Metals Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [1968] HCA 89; (1968) 117 CLR 631 Maryland Development Co Pty Ltd v Penrith City Council & Anor [2001] NSWLEC 135 MJ Trading v Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority [2018] NSWCATAD 260 NSW Associated Blue-Metal Quarries Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1956] HCA 80; (1956) 94 CLR 509 Owners of the Ship "Shin Kobe Maru" v Empire Shipping Co Inc (1994) 181 CLR 404; [1994] HCA 54 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 Provincial Insurance Australia Pty Ltd v Consolidated Wood Products Pty Ltd (1991) 25 NSWLR 541 Seldan Pty Limited v Liquor Licensing Commission (unreported, Supreme Court of Victoria, 15 May 1990) Singh bhnf Ambu Kanwar v Lynch [2020] NSWCA 152 Sonia Martinez at Wattle Park Green Grocer premises (Liquor - internal review), [2018] VCGLR 8 (26 March 2018) TAL Life Ltd v Shuetrim; MetLife Insurance Ltd v Shuetrim [2016] NSWCA 68 Thiess v Collector of Customs [2014] HCA 12; 250 CLR 664 Texts Cited: Macquarie Dictionary Oxford Dictionary Category: Principal judgment Parties: D & D Natural Health Pty Ltd (Applicant) Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Hutton with K Sutton (Respondent)