Cromwell's Auctioneers & Appraisers Pty Ltd v Commissioner for Fair Trading [2004] NSWADT 281

Set aside by Appeal :

CITATION: Cromwell's Auctioneers & Appraisers Pty Ltd v Commissioner for Fair Trading [2004] NSWADT 281 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Cromwell's Auctioneers & Appraisers Pty Ltd RESPONDENT Commissioner for Fair Trading FILE NUMBER: 043008 HEARING DATES: 10/08/2004, 19/08/2004 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 08/19/2004 DATE OF DECISION: 12/03/2004

BEFORE: Montgomery S - Judicial Member APPLICATION: Motor Dealer - grant of licence - Motor Dealers Act - motor dealer - grant of licence MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Motor Dealers Act 1974 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Clearihan v Registrar of Motor Vehicle Dealers in the Australian Capital Territory (1994) 122 ACTR 25 Haining v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service (1999) NSWADT 6 Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v New South Wales (No. 2) (1955) 93 CLR 127 CASES CITED: McEvoy v Director-General, Department of Fair Trading [2000] NSWLEC 183 Pickles Auctions Pty Ltd v Registrar Consumer Claims Tribunal and Ors, Supreme Court of NSW 9 September 1994 unreported Raymond Robbins v Business Licensing Authority (2000) VCAT 457 Sobey v Commercial and Private Agents Board 20 SASR 70 Trlin v Commissioner of Fair Trading [2003] NSWADT 222 Young Taek Chong v Tomazin (1994) ASC 56-283 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: P Glissan, barrister RESPONDENT A Wilson, 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 s.12 of the Motor Dealers Act 1974.