Taouk v Director General, NSW Fair Trading [2016] NSWCATOD 41

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Taouk v Director General, NSW Fair Trading [2016] NSWCATOD 41 Hearing dates: 11 November 2015 Date of orders: 08 April 2016 Decision date: 08 April 2016 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: S Montgomery, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed Catchwords: Home Building Act – refusal of licence application - fit and proper - relevant industry experience Legislation Cited: Home Building Act 1989 Home Building Amendment Act 2014 Home Building Regulations 2004 Home Building Regulation 2014 Cases Cited: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond [1990] HCA 33; (1990) 170 CLR 321; 94 ALR 11; 64 ALJR 462; 21 ALD 1 Bejjani v Commissioner for Fair Trading [2004] NSWADT 262. Boumelis v Building Services Corporation, Commercial Tribunal of New South Wales, 9 June 1995, unreported Commissioner of Fair Trading, Office of Finance and Services, NSW Fair Trading v Kassem [2015] NSWCATAP 173 Director General Department of Finance & Services v Porter [2014] NSWCATAP 6 Hamdan v Commissioner for Fair Trading [ 2016] NSWCATOD 6 Hughes & Vale Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales [1955] HCA 28; (1955) 93 CLR 127 Maurice Neville Hinchcliffe v Building Services Corporation Commercial Tribunal No. 1115 of 1995 unreported Schmierer & Anor v Taouk [2004] NSWSC 345 Sobey v Commercial and Private Agents Board [1979] 22 SASR 70 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Fahd Taouk (Applicant) Director General, NSW Fair Trading (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Adams & Partners Lawyers (Applicant) NSW Fair Trading (Respondent in person) File Number(s): 1420361