Austin v Commissioner for Fair Trading + Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2015] NSWCATAD 244

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Austin v Commissioner for Fair Trading + Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2015] NSWCATAD 244 Hearing dates: 26 May 2015, 17 June 2015, 30 July 2015 Date of orders: 24 November 2015 Decision date: 24 November 2015 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: S Montgomery, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: tattoo operator licence - fit and proper person - public interest Legislation Cited: Tattoo Parlours Act 2012 Cases Cited: ACT Revenue v Alphaone Pty Ltd (1994) 49 FCR 589 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond [1990] HCA 33; (1990) 170 CLR 321 Dyas v Director-General Fair Trading & Commissioner Of Police [2014] NSWCATAD 223. Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v New South Wales (No. 2) [1955] HCA 28; (1955) 93 CLR 127 Smith v Commissioner of Police NSW Police Force & NSW Fair Trading [2014] NSWCATAD 184 Sobey v Commercial and Private Agents Board (1979) 22 SASR 70 Zahra v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force & NSW Fair Trading [2014] NSWCATAD 211 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mathew Leslie Austin (Applicant) Commissioner for Fair Trading (First Respondent) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Rao (Second Respondent) Solicitors: J Maspero Solicitor (Applicant) Crown Solicitor (First and Second Respondents) File Number(s): 151265 Publication restriction: Section 64 of the Civil And Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 applies to those paragraphs of these reasons identified as [not for publication]. Those paragraphs are not to be released to either the Applicant or to the public.