Luo v Roads & Maritime Services [2012] NSWADT 140

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Luo v Roads & Maritime Services [2012] NSWADT 140 Hearing dates: 10 May 2012 Decision date: 10 May 2012 Jurisdiction: General Division Before: S Montgomery, Judicial Member Decision: The decision to cancel the Applicant's authorisation to drive a taxi-cab is affirmed. Catchwords: Passenger Transport Act - taxi driver - cancellation of authority Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Passenger Transport Act 1990 Passenger Transport Regulation 2007 Cases Cited: Saadieh v Director General, Department of Transport [1999] NSW ADT 68 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Xiao Guang Luo (Applicant) Roads & Maritime Services (Respondent) Representation: Boyd-Boland Law (Applicant) Smythe Wozniak (Respondent) File Number(s): 123041

REasons for decision 1GENERAL DIVISION (S MONTGOMERY, (JUDICIAL MEMBER)): MONTGOMERY: The Applicant held a driver authority under the Passenger Transport Act 1990 ("the Act") and has worked as a taxi-driver since about 1994. 2By a Notice of Decision dated 13 January 2012 a delegate of the Respondent advised the Applicant that the Respondent had determined to cancel his driver authority. The original decision to cancel the Applicant's authority was affirmed on internal review. 3The Applicant applied to the Tribunal for external review of the Respondent's determination. 4The matter came before me for hearing on 10 May 2012 and on that day I affirmed the determination to cancel the Applicant's authority and gave brief reasons for my decision. The Applicant has sought written reasons for the decision and more detailed reasons are now provided.