Stevens v Commissioner for Fair Trading [2017] NSWCATAD 213

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Stevens v Commissioner for Fair Trading [2017] NSWCATAD 213 Hearing dates: 17 November 2016 and 25 January 2017 Date of orders: 30 June 2017 Decision date: 30 June 2017 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: S Montgomery, Senior Member Decision: (1) The decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW - tattoo parlours – operator licence - adverse security determination –fit and proper person - public interest Legislation Cited: Tattoo Parlours Act 2012 Cases Cited: Austin v Commissioner for Fair Trading & Commissioner of Police [2016] NSWCATAP 179 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Hallman v Commissioner for Fair Trading and Commissioner of Police [2017] NSWCATAD 136 Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v New South Wales (No.2) (1955) 93 CLR 127 Smith v Commissioner of Police & Commissioner for Fair Trading [2014] NSWCATAD 184 Sobey v Commercial and Private Agents Board (1979) 22 SASR 70 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Grant Allen Stevens (Applicant) Commissioner for Fair Trading (First Respondent) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: C Mantziaris (Respondents)

Solicitors: Benjamin & Khoury Solicitors and Attorneys (Applicant) NSW Crown Solicitor's Office (Respondents) File Number(s): 2016/00378276 Publication restriction: Section 64 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 applies to the material filed by the respondents on a confidential basis, to those paragraphs of these reasons identified as [Not for publication], to the evidence given in private before the Tribunal and to the record of that part of the proceedings conducted in private pursuant to s 49. That material is not to be released to either the applicant, first respondent or to the public.