Tomoski Developments Pty Ltd v Commissioner for Fair Trading [2005] NSWADT 263

CITATION: Tomoski Developments Pty Ltd v Commissioner for Fair Trading [2005] NSWADT 263 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Tomoski Developments Pty Ltd RESPONDENT Commissioner for Fair Trading, Office of Fair Trading FILE NUMBER: 043146 HEARING DATES: 26/10/2004 & 11/02/2005 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 05/10/2005 DATE OF DECISION: 11/22/2005

BEFORE: Molony P - Judicial Member APPLICATION: Home Builder - issue of contractor licence - Home Building Act - home builder - issue of contractor licence MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Home Building Act 1989 Home Building Regulation 2004 Licensing and Registration (Uniform Procedures) Act 2002 Appeal of Trevor James Pye DC (NSW) 19 August 1976 (unreported) Australian Broadcasting Tribunal -v- Bond and Ors (1990) 170 CLR 321 Bechara v Builders Licensing Board, District Court of NSW, unreported, 10 June 1980, Cripps DCJ Beijani v Commissioner of Fair Trading [2004] NSWADT 262 CASES CITED: Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] HCA 34; (1938) 60 CLR 336 Hughes & Vale v NSW (1955) 93 CLR 127 Kioussis -v- Director General, Department of Fair Trading [2002] NSWADT 2 Re Brennand & Australian Casino Surveillance Authority (1995) 38 ALD 794 Re Percival and Australian Securities Commission (1993) 30 ALD 280 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: D Perrignon, Barrister RESPONDENT A Grey and A Wilson, Solicitors ORDERS: The decision of the Commissioner to refuse application by Tomoski Developments Pty Ltd for a contractor licence is affirmed.