Lindfield v Commissioner for Fair Trading (GD) [2005] NSWADTAP 63

Appeal Panel - Internal

CITATION: Lindfield v Commissioner for Fair Trading (GD) [2005] NSWADTAP 63 APPELLANT PARTIES: Matthew William Lindfield RESPONDENT Commissioner for Fair Trading FILE NUMBER: 059014 HEARING DATES: 1/06/2005 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 07/07/2005 DATE OF DECISION: 11/18/2005

Lindfield v Commissioner for Fair Trading [2005] NSWADT 32 DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: O'Connor K - DCJ (President); Montgomery S - Judicial Member; Bolt M - Non Judicial Member CATCHWORDS: correct and preferable decision - additional factual material - procedural fairness - penalty - warning of increased penalty MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 043213 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 02/22/2005 LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Home Building Act 1989 Lindfield v Director General, Office of Fair Trading [2004] NSWADT 8 Commissioner for Fair Trading, Office of Fair Trading v Lindfield [2004] NSWADTAP 28 Lindfield v Commissioner for Fair Trading [2005] NSWADT 32 Z v Director General, Department of Transport (No. 2) (GD) [2001] NSWADTAP 18 Seltsam Pty Limited v Ghaleb [2005] NSWCA 208 Taylor v Director General, Department of Transport [2001] NSWADTAP 29 Mahon v Air New Zealand Ltd [1984] 1 AC 9-9 Bond v ABT (No 2) (1988) 84 ALR 646 Re Australian Railways Union; ex parte Public Transport Corporation (1993) 117 ALR 17 Parker v Director of Public Prosecutions (1992) 28 NSWLR 282 CASES CITED: Baker v Director of Public Prosecutions (Court of Appeal, unreported, 30 August 1996) Relic v Director of Public Prosecutions [2000] NSWCA 84 NSW Thoroughbred Racing Board v Waterhouse & Anor [2003] NSWCA 55 Victims Compensation Fund Corporation v Nguyen and anor (2001) 52 NSWLR 213 Kioa v West (1985) 159 CLR 550 Allesch v Maunz (2000) 74 ALJR 1206 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Miah (2001) 75 ALJR 889 Telstra Corporation Ltd v Kendall (1995) 55 FCR 221 Chiropractors Association of Australia (South Australia) Ltd and Naomi Perry v Workcover Corporation of South Australia [1997] SASC 120 Commissioner for Australian Capital Territory Revenue v Alphaone Pty Ltd (1994) 49 FCR 576 NSW Bar Association v 'LI' [2005] NSWADT 15 APPELLANT M Manwaring, solicitor, Capmbell Paton & Taylor REPRESENTATION: RESPONDENT R Henderson of counsel instructed by P Wilson, Office of Fair Trading ORDERS: 1. Appeal allowed in part; 2. Disciplinary orders set aside. The orders made by the respondent at internal review substituted; 3. The period of disqualification is to be discounted by any period of suspension or disqualification already served; 4. Respondent to file and serve any submissions in support of its costs application within 14 days. If that occurs, any further directions will then be made.