Director General, Transport for NSW v Assi (GD) [2011] NSWADTAP 68

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Director General, Transport for NSW v Assi (GD) [2011] NSWADTAP 68 Hearing dates: 14 December 2011 Decision date: 14 December 2011 Before: Judge K P O'Connor, President S Higgins, Deputy President Z Antonios, Non-judicial Member Decision: 1. Decision under appeal set aside. 2. Decision of administrator affirmed. Catchwords: PASSENGER TRANSPORT - Taxi Driver Authority - Suspension - Set Aside - Appeal by administrator - Nature of Power - Interpretation - Public Protection - Passenger Safety - Suspension Restored - Passenger Transport Act 1990, s 33, s 33F Legislation Cited: Passenger Transport Act 1990 Cases Cited: AIC v Director General, Transport NSW [2011] NSWADT 189 Assi v Department of Transport and Infrastructure [2011] NSWADT 192 Assi v Director General, Transport NSW [2012] NSWADT 7 Director General, Transport NSW v AIC (GD) [2011] NSWADTAP 65 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Director General, Transport for NSW (Appellant) Joubran Assi (Respondent) Representation: Counsel M Robinson SC (Appellant) A Clachers, Smythe Wozniak Legal (Appellant) J Barakat, Barakat Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 119040 Decision under appeal Citation: Assi v Department of Transport and Infrastructure [2011] NSWADT 192 Date of Decision: 2011-08-11 00:00:00 Before: General Division File Number(s): 103256