Obradovic -v- Commissioner for Fair Trading, Office of Fair Trading (GD) [2006] NSWADTAP 18

Appeal Panel - Internal

CITATION: Obradovic -v- Commissioner for Fair Trading, Office of Fair Trading (GD) [2006] NSWADTAP 18

APPELLANT PARTIES: Todd Obradovic RESPONDENT Commissioner for Fair Trading, Office of Fair Trading

FILE NUMBER: 059047

HEARING DATES: 04/11/2005

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 11/04/2005

DATE OF DECISION: 04/28/2006

BEFORE: O'Connor K - DCJ (President); Molony P - Judicial Member; Antonios Z - Non Judicial Member

CATCHWORDS: finding contrary to evidence - statutory interpretation

MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter

FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 053070

DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 06/24/2005

Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Fair Trading Act 1987 Home Building Act 1989 Home Building Regulation 2004

Obradovic v Commissioner for Fair Trading, Office of Fair Trading [2005] NSWADT 140 Lloyd v Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee [2005] NSWCA 456 Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 McPhee v S Bennett Ltd (1935) 52 WN (NSW) Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales (1955) 93 CLR 127 Bond v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal (1990) 170 CLR 321 Kennedy v Council of the Incorporated Law Institute of NSW (1939-40) 13 ALJ 563 Burton v Anderson (NSWCA, CA 40030/92, 28 October 1994) CASES CITED: Re Davis [1947] HCA 53; (1947) 75 CLR 409 Sleiman v Tow Truck Authority of New South Wales (GD) [2005] NSWADTAP 4 Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] HCA 34; (1938) 60 CLR 336 Grundt v Great Boulder Proprietary Gold Mines Ltd (1937) 59 CLR 641 Commissioner of Taxes (Qld) v Ford Motor Co Pty Ltd [1942] HC 16; (1942) 66 CLR 261 Legione v Hateley (1983) 152 CLR 406 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Kurtovic (1990) 21 FCR 193 Attorney-General (NSW) v Quin (1990) 170 CLR 1 Laker Airways v Department of Trade [1977] QB 643 Kurtovic (1990) 92 ALR