Picton v Director General, Department of Transport [2002] NSWADT 90

CITATION: Picton v Director General, Department of Transport [2002] NSWADT 90 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Mark John Picton RESPONDENT Director General, Department of Transport FILE NUMBER: 013270 HEARING DATES: 01/02/2002 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 02/01/2002 DATE OF DECISION: 05/31/2002

BEFORE: Higgins S - Judicial Member APPLICATION: Passenger Transport Act - passenger vehicle - grant of authority - Passenger vehicle - grant of authority MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Passenger Transport Act 1990 Social Security Act 1991 (Cth) Re T and the Director of Youth and Community Services [1980] 1NSWLR 392 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170CLR 321 CASES CITED: Z v Director General, Department of Transport [2000] NSWADT 87 Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales (1955) 93 CLR 127 Bedi v The Director General of Transport [1999] NSWADT 51 Winicka v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2001] NSW ADT 8 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: In person RESPONDENT C Ludlow, solicitor ORDERS: 1 The Director General's decision to refuse Mr Picton's application for an authority to drive a passenger vehicle under the Passenger Transport Act is set aside; 2 In substitution the decision is made to grant Mr Picton his application under s 12(1) of the Passenger Transport Act for an authority to drive a passenger vehicle