Moc v Department of Fair Trading [2019] NSWCATOD 207

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Moc v Department of Fair Trading [2019] NSWCATOD 207 Hearing dates: 29 April 2019 Date of orders: 22 August 2019 Decision date: 22 August 2019 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: S Montgomery, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: Administrative Law – tattoo parlours – application for operator licence – fit and proper person – record of drug convictions – public interest. Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Tattoo Parlours Act 2012 Cases Cited: Collins v Department of Fair Trading [2019] NSWCATOD 36 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 2 ALD 60, 77 Larter v Commissioner for Fair Trading; Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2019] NSWCATAD 81 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Peter Moc (Applicant) Department of Fair Trading (First Respondent) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: H El Hage (Respondents)

Solicitors: Van Houten Law (Applicant) Crown Solicitor (Respondent File Number(s): 2018/00297179 Publication restriction: Pursuant to section 64(1) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013, the content of the material that was lodged by the Respondent on a confidential basis is not to be disclosed without further order of the Tribunal. Those paragraphs of these reasons identified as "not for publication" are not to be released, other than to the Respondents, without further order of this Tribunal. The transcripts or other records of the confidential hearing are not to be disclosed, other than to the Respondents, without further order of the Tribunal.