Sleiman v Tow Truck Authority of New South Wales (GD) [2005] NSWADTAP 46

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CITATION: Sleiman v Tow Truck Authority of New South Wales (GD) [2005] NSWADTAP 46 APPELLANT PARTIES: Fadi Sleiman RESPONDENT Tow Truck Authority of New South Wales FILE NUMBER: 049053 HEARING DATES: 8/04/2005 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 04/08/2005 DATE OF DECISION: 09/15/2005

Sleiman v Tow Truck Authority of New South Wales (No.2) [2004] NSWADT 270 DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: O'Connor K - DCJ (President); Leal S - Judicial Member; Antonios Z - Non Judicial Member CATCHWORDS: relevant/irrelevant considerations - statutory interpretation - Tow Truck operator or driver - suspension or revocation of licence or certificate MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 043336 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 11/25/2004 Administrative Decisions Tribunal (General) Regulation 2004 Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Passenger Transport Act 1990 Tow Truck Industry Act 1998 Tow Truck Industry Regulation 1999 Sleiman v Tow Truck Authority of New South Wales [2004] NSWADT 270 Musgrave v Director General, Ministry of Transport [2004] NSWADT 141 Williamson v Director General, Department of Transport [2001] NSWADT 3 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Farquharson v Director General, Department of Transport [1999] NSWADT 53 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 CASES CITED: Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd and Anor v State of New South Wales and Ors [No.2] (1955) 93 CLR 127 Maxwell v Dixon [1965] WAR 167 Petracaro v Commissioner of Consumer Affairs (1994) 62 SASR 387 Ziems v Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of NSW (1957) 97 CLR 279 A Solicitor v Council of Law Society of NSW [2004] HCA 1; (2004) 78 ALJR 310 Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] HCA 34; (1938) 60 CLR 336 New Broadcasting Ltd v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal (1987) 73 ALR 420 Coulthard v Henneker [2003] WASCA 187 APPELLANT REPRESENTATION: G Blake SC instructed by Sage Solicitors RESPONDENT D Jordan of counsel instructed by Smythe and Mallam, Solicitors ORDERS: 1. Appeal dismissed; 2. Decision to suspend affirmed, on basis of ground (b) only; set aside as it relates to ground (f)