Bashir v Transport for NSW [2023] NSWCATOD 18

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Bashir v Transport for NSW [2023] NSWCATOD 18 Hearing dates: 15 June 2022 Date of orders: 27 February 2023 Decision date: 27 February 2023 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: S Montgomery, Senior Member Decision: 1. The decision under review is set aside. 2. The decision is made that the application for a bus driver authority is granted. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – licensing – passenger transport – bus driver authority – criminal record – repute – fit and proper person. Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Passenger Transport Act 1990 Passenger Transport (General) Regulation 2017 Cases Cited: Armani v Director-General, Department of Transport [1999] NSWADT 20 Director General, Transport NSW v AIC (GD) [2011] NSWADTAP 65 Farquharson v Director General, Department of Transport [1999] NSWADT 53 Grenfell v Director General of the Department of Finance and Services [2013] NSWADT 57 Honyandari v Transport for New South Wales [2021] NSWCATOD 117 Keane v Roads and Maritime Services [2015] NSWCATAD 114, [53] McDonald v Director-General of Social Security (1984) 1 FCR 354 Nakad v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAP 10 Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v P [2003] NSWCA 320 Re T and Director of Youth & Community Services [1980] 1 NSWLR 392 Saadieh v Director-General, Department of Transport [1999] NSWADT 68 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Kumar Bashir (Applicant) Transport for NSW (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Applicant (Self-represented) Transport for NSW (Respondent) File Number(s): 2022/00101184 Publication restriction: Nil