Grewal v Commissioner of Fair Trading [2014] NSWCATOD 101

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Grewal v Commissioner of Fair Trading [2014] NSWCATOD 101 Hearing dates: 5 August 2014 Decision date: 18 September 2014 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: J McAteer, Senior Member Decision: The decision of the Respondent to refuse the Applicant's application for a contractor's licence in the category of general building work is affirmed. Catchwords: Lawfully engaged - Relevant industry experience Legislation Cited: Home Building Act 1989 Home Building Regulation 2004 Licensing and Registration (Uniform Procedures) Act 2002 Cases Cited: Zada v Director General Department of Finance and Services NSW Fair Trading [2014] NSWCATOD 16 Locking v Department of Finance and Services [2013] NSWADT 239 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Harvinder Grewal (Applicant) Commissioner of Fair Trading (Respondent) Representation: Applicant in person assisted by Khadar Roude Respondent Solicitor in house counsel for Department of Fair Trading File Number(s): 1420163

reasons for decision 1This is an application for review of a determination by the delegate of the Respondent to refuse an application by Harvinder Grewal ('the Applicant') under the Home Building Act 1989 ('the HBA') for an individual contractor licence for the category of general building work. 2The primary reason that the Applicant's application for a contractor licence was refused was that the Respondent found that he did not possess the necessary industry experience required under relevant provisions of the HBA and the Home Building Regulation 2004 ('the Regulation').