Smith v Transport for New South Wales [2024] NSWCATOD 103

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Smith v Transport for New South Wales [2024] NSWCATOD 103 Hearing dates: 17 April 2024 Date of orders: 23 July 2024 Decision date: 23 July 2024 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: J Gatland, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW – drivers' authority – bus driver - good repute – fit and proper person – s 11 Passenger Transport Act 1990 (NSW) – s 12 Passenger Transport Act 1990 (NSW) Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW), ss 9. 63 Passenger Transport Act 1990 (NSW), ss 4,11,12, 52 Cases Cited: Armani v Director-General, Department of Transport [1999] NSWADT 20 Austin v Commissioner of Fair Trading [2016] NSWCATAP 179 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Barlow v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 254 Bashir v Transport for New South Wales [2023] NSWCATOD 18 Di Benedetto v Transport for NSW [2022] NSWCATOD 133 Director General Department of Finance & Services v Porter [2014] NSWCATAP 6 Director General, Transport NSW v AIC (GD) [2011] NSWADTAP 65 Farquharson v Director General, Department of Transport [1999] NSWADT 53 Frugtniet and Anor v Commissioner for Fair Trading; Commissioner for Fair Trading v Travel Action Pty Ltd and Anor (GD) [2004] NSWADTAP 12 Grenfell v Director-General of the Department of Finance and Services [2013] NSWADT 57 Honyandari v Transport for New South Wales [2021] NSWCATOD 117 Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v New South Wales (No.2) [1955] HCA 28 Nakad v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAP 10 Saadieh v Director-General, Department of Transport [1999] NSWADT 68 Taouk v Director General, NSW Fair Trading [2016] NSWCATOD 41 Young Taek Chong v Tomazin (1994) ASC 56-283 Texts Cited: None Cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Russell Smith (Applicant) Transport for New South Wales (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Applicant (Self Represented) A Gill (Respondent) File Number(s): 2024/00016640 Publication restriction: Nil