Karelia v Roads and Maritime Services [2016] NSWCATOD 76

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Karelia v Roads and Maritime Services [2016] NSWCATOD 76 Hearing dates: 31 March 2016, 8 April 2016 Date of orders: 16 June 2016 Decision date: 16 June 2016 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: S Leal, Senior Member Decision: The decision to cancel the applicant's taxi-cab driver authority is affirmed. Catchwords: Taxi driver authority – cancellation – false statutory declarations – inference to be drawn where witness not called to give evidence - seriousness. Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Passenger Transport Act 1990 Passenger Transport Regulation 2007 Cases Cited: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Howell v Macquarie University [2008] NSWCA 26 Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 8 Lal v Director-General, Department of Transport [2001] Manly Council v Byrne [2004] NSWCA 123 McDonald v Director General of Social Security (1984) 1 FCR 354 Saadieh v Director General, Department of Transport [1999] NSWADT 68 Sobey v Commercial and Private Agents Board [1979] 22 SASR 70 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Haresh Karelia (Applicant) Roads and Maritime Services (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Proctor & Associates (Applicant) Smythe Wozniak (Respondent) File Number(s): 1620025