Hermes Nominees Pty Ltd v Shepherd [2024] NSWCATAP 36

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hermes Nominees Pty Ltd v Shepherd [2024] NSWCATAP 36 Hearing dates: 23 January 2024 Date of orders: 8 March 2024 Decision date: 08 March 2024 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: R Seiden SC, Principal Member DAC Robertson, Senior Member Decision: 1. The appeal is allowed. 2. The orders made by the Tribunal on 6 September 2023 are set aside. 3. The proceedings are remitted to the Consumer and Commercial Division, differently constituted, for determination. Catchwords: APPEALS – Procedural fairness – Adequacy of reasons Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Cases Cited: Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corp [1948] 1 KB 223; [1947] 2 All ER 680 AW v WW (No 2) [2024] NSWSC 146 Chapman v Nicolosi [2023] NSWCATAP 44 Chapman v Nicolosi (No 2) [2023] NSWCATAP 73 Cominos v Di Rico [2016] NSWCATAP 5 Ferella & Anor v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2014] NSWCA 378 FLK v Transport for NSW [2023] NSWCATAP 140 Goodrich Aerospace Pty Ltd v Arsic [2006] NSWCA 187 Haritos v Commissioner of Taxation (2015) 233 FCR 315; [2015] FCAFC 92 Ismail v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2024] HCA 2; 98 ALJR 196 John Prendergast & Vanessa Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 69 Kudrynski v Orange City Council [2024] NSWCA 33 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24 Mitchell v Cullingral Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 389 NSW Land and Housing Corporation v Orr [2019] NSWCA 231 Nu-Stone Building Pty Ltd v McInerney [2023] NSWSC 940 Orr v Cobar Management Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCCA 220 Styles v Rowley [2023] NSWSC 1053 Thomas and Naaz Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2023] NSWCA 40 Wilson v Chan & Naylor Parramatta Pty Ltd atf Chan & Naylor Paramatta Trust [2020] NSWCA 62 Texts Cited: None Cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Hermes Nominees Pty Ltd (Appellant) Adam Shepherd (Respondent) Representation: G Stylianou (Director) (Appellant) Respondent (Self-represented) File Number(s): 2023/00314358 Publication restriction: NIL Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Civil and Administrative Tribunal of New South Wales Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Citation: N/A Date of Decision: 6 September 2023 Before: M McFarlane, General Member File Number(s): 2023/00393304