Australian Business Skills Pty Ltd v Australian Skills Quality Authority [2012] NSWADT 133

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Australian Business Skills Pty Ltd v Australian Skills Quality Authority [2012] NSWADT 133 Hearing dates: 8, 9 March 2012 and 7, 8 & 16 May 2012 Decision date: 05 July 2012 Jurisdiction: General Division Before: Magistrate N Hennessy, Deputy President Dr T Burke, Non-Judicial Member Decision: 1. The decision to cancel the registration of Australian Business Skills Pty Ltd as a registered training organisation is affirmed. 2. The decision to refuse the application from Australian Business Skills Pty Ltd for renewal of its registration as a registered training organisation is affirmed. 3. These orders come in to effect 28 days from the date of these reasons. 4. The application by Australian Business Skills Pty Ltd for a costs order is refused. Catchwords: MERITS REVIEW - decision to cancel registration of a registered training organisation (RTO) - whether RTO non-compliant with standards relating to training, assessment and support for individual trainees - whether any non-compliance justifies cancellation of registration Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Apprenticeship and Traineeship Act 2001 National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Transitional Provisions) Act 2011 National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011(Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Vocational Education and Training Act 2005 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Australian Business Skills Pty Ltd (Applicant) Australian Skills Quality Authority (Respondent) Representation: Counsel D Jarrett (Applicant) Moloney Lawyers (Applicant) P Cribb (Respondent) File Number(s): 113122