Hirst v New South Wales Architects Registration Board [2008] NSWADT 12

CITATION: Hirst v New South Wales Architects Registration Board [2008] NSWADT 12

DIVISION: General Division

APPLICANT PARTIES: Ronald Austin Hirst RESPONDENT New South Wales Architects Registration Board

FILE NUMBER: 073147

HEARING DATES: 03/10/2007

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 3 October 2007

DATE OF DECISION: 7 January 2008

BEFORE: Chesterman M - ADCJ (Deputy President); Jose J - Non Judicial Member; O'Carrigan P - Non Judicial Member

CATCHWORDS: Architects Act – review of refusal of application for registration

MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter

Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Architects Act 2003 Architects Regulation 2004 Legal Profession Act 2004

CASES CITED: Colville v NSW Architects Registration Board [2007] NSWADT 146 NSW Architects Registration Board v Cserhalmi [2006] NSWADT 110

S Raward, solicitor REPRESENTATION: P Griffin, solicitor

1. The Respondent's decision on 19 April 2007, rejecting the Applicant's application for full registration as an architect under the Architects Act 2003, is set aside ORDERS: 2. The name of the Applicant is to be restored to the register of architects maintained under section 25 of that Act 3. Any application for costs is to be filed and served, with supporting submissions, within 28 days of the date of this decision. The opposing party will have a further 28 days in which to file and serve its submissions. The party seeking costs must file and serve any submissions in reply within a further 7 days. The matter will then be decided 'on the papers', subject to the right of either party to apply, with supporting submissions, for a hearing