Mahmoud v Roads and Maritime Services [2015] NSWCATOD 34

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Mahmoud v Roads and Maritime Services [2015] NSWCATOD 34 Hearing dates: 30 March 2015 Decision date: 22 April 2015 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: N S Isenberg, Senior Member Decision: 1 The decisions of the Respondent to cancel the Applicant's authority and accreditation are varied as follows: authority G06243 is suspended from 16 July 2014, and taxi operator accreditation 36161 is suspended from 14 August 2014. Both suspensions will continue until the date of publication of this decision. 2 If accreditation 36161 has expired by the passage of time before this decision is published and if the Applicant applies after the date of publication of this decision for another taxi operator accreditation, I direct that the Respondent have regard to this decision in considering that application. Catchwords: Passenger Transport Act 1990; good repute, fit and proper; taxi operator authority; taxi driver authority. Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Passenger Transport Act 1990 Cases Cited: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Bedi v Roads and Maritime Services [2014] NSWCATOD 87 Howell v Macquarie University [2008] NSWCA 26 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Khan v Roads and Maritime Services [2014] NSWCATOD 23 Lal v Director-General, Department of Transport [2001] NSWADT 74 Salhab v Roads and Maritime Services [2014] NSWCATAD 107 Mohammed Shamsuzzaman v Roads and Maritime Services 5 November 2014 file number 1420288 (unreported) Mohammed Shamsuzzaman v Roads and Maritime Services [2015] NSWCATAP 62 Nasour v Director-General, Transport NSW [2011] NSWADT 91 Rifahi v Roads and Maritime Services [2014] NSWCATOD 88 Saadieh v Director General, Department of Transport [1999] NSWADT 68 Texts Cited: TfNSW website at http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/ttss Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ali Iddi Mahmoud (Applicant) Roads and Maritime Services (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: H Packer (Applicant)