Washington Gray Pty Ltd & Gough -v- Director General, Department of Fair Trading [2001] NSWADT 209

CITATION: Washington Gray Pty Ltd & Gough -v- Director General, Department of Fair Trading [2001] NSWADT 209 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANTS Washington Gray Pty Ltd PARTIES: Robert Gough RESPONDENT Director General, Department of Fair Trading FILE NUMBER: 013136; 013137 HEARING DATES: 26/07/2001 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 07/26/2001 DATE OF DECISION: 12/05/2001

BEFORE: Hennessy N (Deputy President) APPLICATION: Home Building Act - home builder - suspension of contractor licence - Home Builder - suspension of contractor licence MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Fair Trading Act 1987 Home Building Act 1989 Hempel v Moore (1986) 70 ALR 551 George v Rockett and Anor ((1990) 170 CLR 104 Beecham Group Ltd v Bristol Laboratories Pty Ltd ((1968) 118 CLR 618 CASES CITED: TWU v Leon Laidely Pty Ltd (1980) 28 ALR 589 Ashburton Oil v Alpha Minerals (1971) 123 CLR 614 Tropea -v- Director General, Department of Fair Trading [2001] NSWADT 158 Riverside Nursing Care Pty Ltd v Bishop [2000] FCA 1147 APPLICANTS REPRESENTATION: G Flick SC, barrister RESPONDENT G Johnson, barrister ORDERS: Orders of 9 August 2001: 1. The decision of the Director General dated 21 May 2001 to suspend the contractor's licence of Washington Gray Pty Ltd is set aside; 2. The decision of the Director General dated 21 May 2001 to suspend the qualified supervisor's certificate of Robert Gough is set aside; 3. The decision of the Director General dated 20 July 2001 to suspend the contractor's licence of Washington Gray Pty Ltd is set aside.