Cromwell's Auctioneers & Appraisers Pty Ltd v Commissioner for Fair Trading (No 2) [2006] NSWADT 6

CITATION: Cromwell's Auctioneers & Appraisers Pty Ltd v Commissioner for Fair Trading (No 2) [2006] NSWADT 6

DIVISION: General Division

APPLICANT PARTIES: Cromwell's Auctioners & Appraisers Pty Ltd RESPONDENT Commissioner for Fair Trading

FILE NUMBER: 053196

HEARING DATES: On the papers

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 09/09/2005

DATE OF DECISION: 01/09/2006

BEFORE: Montgomery S - Judicial Member

CATCHWORDS: Motor Dealer - grant of licence - Motor Dealers Act - motor dealer - grant of licence

MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter

Motor Dealers (Exemptions) Order 1986 LEGISLATION CITED : Motor Dealers Act 1974 Motor Dealers Regulation 2004

Briginshaw v Briginshaw ( 1938) 60 CLR 336 Commissioner for Fair Trading, Office of Fair Trading v Cromwell's Auctioneers & Appraisals Pty Limited (GD) [2005] NSWADTAP 25 CASES CITED: Cromwell's Auctioneers & Appraisers Pty Ltd v Commissioner for Fair Trading [2004] NSWADT 281 Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort Ltd v McBride & Anor (1976) 2 NSWLR 631 Pickles Auctions Pty Ltd v Registrar Consumer Claims Tribunal (unreported decision of the Supreme Court of NSW 9 December 1994)

APPLICANT P Glissan, barrister REPRESENTATION: RESPONDENT K Grant, solicitor

ORDERS: 1. The decision of the Commissioner for Fair Trading to refuse the application by Cromwell's Auctioneers & Appraisers Pty Ltd for a dealer licence under the Motor Dealers Act 1974 is set aside ; 2. The matter is remitted for reconsideration by the Commissioner for Fair Trading with the recommendation that Cromwell's Auctioneers & Appraisers Pty Ltd be granted the licence sought if it satisfies the other requirements provided for in section 12 of the Motor Dealers Act 1974.