Khashashneh v Travel Compensation Fund [2015] NSWCATAP 142

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Khashashneh v Travel Compensation Fund [2015] NSWCATAP 142 Hearing dates: 22 June 2015 Date of orders: 15 July 2015 Decision date: 15 July 2015 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: N Hennessy LCM, Deputy President S Thode, Senior Member Decision: The decision under appeal is quashed and the following decision is substituted for that decision: The Travel Compensation Fund is to pay Mr Khashashneh $12,300. Catchwords: PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS – duty to provide a fair hearing – apprehended bias – denial of reasonable opportunity to present case – APPEAL - re-consideration of merits of application for compensation from Travel Compensation Fund - Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Consumer Claims Act 1998 (NSW). Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) Travel Agents Act 1986 (repealed) Cases Cited: Aea Constructions Pty Ltd v New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal [2014] NSWSC 911 Barghouthi v Transfield Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 666 Cheung v Yang [2013] NSWSC 1694 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (2000) 205 CLR 337 Hamod v New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 Johnson v Johnson [2000] HCA 48; 201 CLR 488 Jones v Dunkell [1959] HCA 8; (1959) 101 CLR 298 Kioa v West [1985] HCA 81; (1985) 159 CLR 550 Tomasevic v Travaglini [2007] VSC 337 Vakauta v Kelly [1989] HCA 44; (1989) 167 CLR 568. XYZ v State Trustees Limited & Anor [2006] VSC 444 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mohammad Khashashneh (Appellant) Bara'ah Zulghena (Appellant) Travel Compensation Fund (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Slater & Gordon (Respondent) Appellant (in person) File Number(s): AP 15/16122 Publication restriction: None Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Citation: Khashashneh v Travel Compensation Fund Date of Decision: 3 March 2015 Before: J. Levingston, Member File Number(s): COM 14/56769