Commissioner for Fair Trading v Travel Action Pty Ltd (GD) [2003] [2003] NSWADTAP 69

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CITATION: Commissioner for Fair Trading v Travel Action Pty Ltd (GD) [2003] [2003] NSWADTAP 69 APPELLANT PARTIES: Commissioner for Fair Trading RESPONDENT Travel Action Pty Ltd & Sascha Frugtniet FILE NUMBER: 039076, 039077 HEARING DATES: On the papers SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 11/24/2003 DATE OF DECISION: 12/22/2003

Travel Action Pty Ltd; Sacha Frugtniet; Suzanne and Brian Frugtniet v Commissioner for Fair Trading [2003] NSWADT 223 DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: Chesterman M - ADCJ (Deputy President); Montgomery S - Judicial Member; Antonios Z - Member CATCHWORDS: leave to appeal out of time MATTER FOR DECISION: Preliminary matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 023209 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 09/24/2003 LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Travel Agents Act 1986 Gallo v Dawson (1990) 93 ALR 479 Health Care Complaints Commission v Pham [1999] NSWCA 39 Hope v Council of the City of Bathurst (1980) 144 CLR 1 Hunter Valley Developments, Maric v Comcare (1993) 40 FCR 244 CASES CITED: Hunter Valley Developments Pty Ltd v Cohen (1984) 3 FCR 344 (also reported as Hunter Valley Developments Pty Ltd v Minister for Home Affairs and Environment (1984) 58 ALR 305) Lupevo Pty Ltd t/a Ampol Nabiac v Bree [2002] NSWADTAP 9 Opera Australia Ltd v Carr [1999] NSWADTAP 6 Schmack and Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Authority (1981) 2 ALN N77 Travel Action Pty Ltd; Sascha Frugtniet; Suzanne and Brian Frugtniet v Commissioner for Fair Trading [2003] NSWADT 223 APPELLANT REPRESENTATION: A Wilson, solicitor RESPONDENT R Frugtniet, agent ORDERS: Leave granted to the Appellant to lodge its appeals out of time