Brown v Commissioner for Fair Trading [2023] NSWCATOD 171

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Brown v Commissioner for Fair Trading [2023] NSWCATOD 171 Hearing dates: 4 April 2023 Date of orders: 22 November 2023 Decision date: 22 November 2023 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: D Dinnen, Senior Member Decision: The respondent's decision of 18 May 2022 is set aside. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW - Home Building Act 1989 - Disciplinary proceedings – statutory warranties – improper conduct – evidence relied upon to establish defects by building inspector – defences – actual knowledge – influence Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Evidence Act 1995 Home Building Act 1989 Home Building Regulation 2014 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 Cases Cited: Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Calandra v Director General Department of Finances and Services [2012] NSWADT 144 Chevalley v Industrial Court of New South Wales (2011) 82 NSWLR 634 Dassouki v Department of Fair Trading [2019] NSWCATOD 14 Designbuild NSW Pty Ltd v Commissioner for Fair Trading [2016] NSWCATOD 69 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs [1997] AATA 179; (1979) 46 FLR 409 Hanna v Commissioner for Fair Trading [2021] NSWCATOD 198 Higgins v NSW Land and Housing Corporation [2022] NSWCATAP 199 Inspector James v Ryan [2009] NSWIRComm 215 Inspector James v Sunny Ngai [2007] NSWIRComm 203 Jamal v Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer [2023] NSWCA 4 Johnson v Youden [1950] 1 KB 544 Liang v Inspector David Farmer [2010] NSWIRComm 156; (2010) 199 IR 116 McDonald v Director General of Social Security [1984] FCA 57; (1984) 1 FCR 354 Pastrovic & Co Pty Limited v Department of Services, Technology and Administration [2012] NSWADT 177 The Owners Strata Plan 62930 v Kell & Rigby Holdings Pty Limited & Ors [2010] NSWSC 612 Texts Cited: None Cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regan James Brown (Applicant) Commissioner for Fair Trading, Department of Customer Service (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Jordan (Applicant) P Lowson (Respondent)