Commissioner for Fair Trading, Office of Fair Trading v Cromwell's Auctioneers & Appraisals Pty Limited (GD) [2005] NSWADTAP 25

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CITATION: Commissioner for Fair Trading, Office of Fair Trading v Cromwell's Auctioneers & Appraisals Pty Limited (GD) [2005] NSWADTAP 25 APPELLANT PARTIES: Commissioner for Fair Trading, Office of Fair Trading RESPONDENT Cromwell's Auctioneers & Appraisals Pty Limited FILE NUMBER: 059002 HEARING DATES: 30/03/2005 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 03/30/2005 DATE OF DECISION: 06/08/2005

Cromwell's Auctioneers & Appraisers Pty Ltd v Commissioner for Fair Trading [2004] NSWADT 281 DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: Hennessy N - Magistrate (Deputy President); Molony P - Judicial Member; Antonios Z - Non Judicial Member CATCHWORDS: adequacy of reasons - leave to appeal out of time - leave to extend to the merits - statutory interpretation MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 043008 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 12/03/2004 Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Motor Dealers Act 1974 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Barwick -v- Law Society of New South Wales (No. 2) (LSD) [2003] NSWADTAP 4 Beale v Government Insurance Office of New South Wales (1997) 48 NSWLR 430 Hindi v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1988) 91 ALR 586 Housing Commission (NSW) v Tatmar Pastoral Co [1983] 3 NSWLR 378 Khan v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (unreported) Federal Court, 12 December 1987 CASES CITED: Minister for Community Services -v- CE (No.1) [2002] NSWADTAP 7 Pettitt v Dunkley [1971] 1 NSWLR 376 Pickles Auctions Pty Ltd v Registrar Consumer Claims Tribunal and Ors, Supreme Court of NSW 9 September 1994, unreported Public Service Board of New South Wales v Osmond (1986) 159 CLR 656 R v Barnet London Borough Council; Ex parte Nilish Shah [1983] 2 AC 309 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Trlin v Commissioner of Fair Trading [2003] NSWADT 222 APPELLANT REPRESENTATION: R Henderson, counsel RESPONDENT P Glissan, counsel ORDERS: 1. The decision of the Tribunal is set aside; 2. The matter is remitted to be heard and decided again by the Tribunal as originally constituted, without the hearing of further evidence