Director General, Ministry of Transport -v- Haider (GD) [2004] NSWADTAP 42

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CITATION: Director General, Ministry of Transport -v- Haider (GD) [2004] NSWADTAP 42 APPELLANT PARTIES: Director General, Ministry of Transport RESPONDENT Tahir Haider FILE NUMBER: 049011 HEARING DATES: 22/06/2004 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 06/22/2004 DATE OF DECISION: 09/28/2004

Director General, Ministry of Transport -v- Haider [2004] NSWADT (26 February 2004) DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: O'Connor K - DCJ (President); Britton A - Judicial Member; O'Neill A - Non Judicial Member CATCHWORDS: error as to status of evidence - effect on creditability of another witness - procedural fairness - standard of proof MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 033355 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 02/26/2004 LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Passenger Transport Act 1990 Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corporation [1948] 1 KB 223 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Crompton v Department of Transport North Western Area [2003] EWCA Civ 64 (CA) Devries v Australian National Railways Commission (1993) 177 CLR 472 Director General, Department of Transport v Z (No.2) (GD) [2002] NSWADTAP 37 Farquharson v Director General, Department of Transport [1999] NSWADT 53 Goody v Odhams Press Ltd [1967] 1 QB 333 Greyhound Racing Authority (NSW) v Bragg [2003] NSWCA 388 CASES CITED: Irving v Minister of State for Immigration (1996) 68 FCR 422 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yussuf (2001) 206 CLR 323 Re del Castillo [1998] ACTSC 131 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Applicant S20/2002 [2003] HCA 30; 77 ALJR 1165 Re T and the Director of Youth and Community Services [1980] 1 NSWLR 392 Rosenberg v Percival [2001] HCA 18 Sinha v Health Care Complaints Tribunal [2001] NSWCA 206 State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Earthline Constructions (1999) 73 ALJR 306 Taylor v Director General, Department of Transport [2001] NSWADTAP 29 Woods (No 1) and Migration Agents Registration Authority [2004] AATA 45 APPELLANT REPRESENTATION: D Jordan, barrister RESPONDENT In person ORDERS: 1. Decision under appeal set aside; 2. Decision of Appellant to cancel Respondent's authority restored. That decision to commence operation at a time specified in a notice given by the Appellant to the Respondent ; 3. Leave to extend the appeal to the merits granted; 4. Appeal Panel to determine matter subject to the directions given in para [100].