Azar -v- Director General, Department of Transport [2001] NSWADT 219

CITATION: Azar -v- Director General, Department of Transport [2001] NSWADT 219 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Robert Azar RESPONDENT Director General, Department of Transport FILE NUMBER: 013256 HEARING DATES: 27/11/2001 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 11/27/2001 DATE OF DECISION: 12/20/2001

BEFORE: Higgins S - Judicial Member APPLICATION: Passenger Transport Act - taxi driver - suspension of authority - Taxi driver - suspension of authority MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Passenger Transport Act 1990 Ybasco v Director General, Department of Transport No. 2 [1999] NSWADT 85 Re T and the Director of Youth and Community Services [1980] NSWLR 392 at 393 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales (1955) 93 CLR 127 CASES CITED: Farquharson v Director General, Department of Transport [1999] NSWADT 53 Marythisathit v Register of Motor Vehicles [1996] ACT 165 Caska v Director General of New South Wales Department of Transport (Unreported, NSWSC, BC200101915) Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 De Domenico v Marshall (1999) 57 FCR 97 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: Lee, barrister RESPONDENT A Wozniak, solicitor ORDERS: The decision of the Director General to suspend Mr Azar's driver's authority for 3 months is affirmed.