Sikka v Roads and Maritime Services (GD) [2013] NSWADTAP 28

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Sikka v Roads and Maritime Services (GD) [2013] NSWADTAP 28 Hearing dates: 9 May 2013 Decision date: 27 June 2013 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel - Internal Before: Judge K P O'Connor, President C Huntsman, Judicial Member M Bolt, Non-judicial Member Decision: 1. Decision under appeal set aside. 2. Application to extend appeal to merits granted. 3. Registrar to list appeal for a directions hearing. Catchwords: OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION - Cancellation of Taxi Driver Authority - Honesty and Integrity - Duplicate Transactions - Tribunal affirmed cancellation after delivery of oral reasons - Appeal - Adequacy of Reasons - Standards - Held inadequate - Appeal extended to merits. Passenger Transport Act 1990, s 33(1), (3), 33F Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Crimes Act 1900 Passenger Transport Act 1990 Cases Cited: Battenberg v The Union Club [2005] NSWADTAP 20 Mouwad v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (GD) [2011] NSWADTAP 50 Pollard v RRR Corporation Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 110 Resource Pacific Pty Ltd v Wilkinson [2013] NSWCA 33 Sasterawan v Morris [2008] NSWCA 70 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Amit Sikka (Appellant) Roads and Maritime Services (Respondent) Representation: M Jools (agent by leave, Appellant) A Wozniak, solicitor, Smythe Wozniak Legal (Respondent) File Number(s): 139010 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9108 Citation: Sikka v Roads and Maritime Services (unreported, 11 March 2013) Date of Decision: 2013-03-11 00:00:00 Before: General Division File Number(s): 123138