Mumby v Commissioner for Fair Trading [2017] NSWCATAD 27

Mumby v Commissioner for Fair Trading [2017] NSWCATAD 27

Mr Mumby was not a fit and proper person to hold an operator licence because he failed to comply with the Act by failing to declare or update information about Mr Repousis as a close associate, commencing trading without an operator licence, permitting Mr Repousis to tattoo while unlicensed, and most significantly continuing to operate for five months after Police twice warned him and provided information about his obligations. This showed he was willing to breach the Act to serve his personal interests. Because public confidence in the integrity of the licensing scheme was required, it was also not in the public interest to grant the licence.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
13 January 2017
Procedural Posture
Administrative Review of Refusal of Application for Tattoo Operator Licence Under the Tattoo Parlours Act 2012 / Review of Decision; Principal Judgment
Outcome
The decision under review is affirmed.
Legal Topics
['tattoo Parlours' 'tattoo Operator Licence' 'adverse Security Determination' 'fit and Proper Person' 'public Interest' 'administrative Review']
['administrative Law' 'licensing' 'regulated Industries'] ['tattoo Parlours' 'tattoo Operator Licence' 'adverse Security Determination' 'fit and Proper Person' 'public Interest' 'administrative Review']

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Procedural Posture

Administrative Review of Refusal of Application for Tattoo Operator Licence Under the Tattoo Parlours Act 2012 / Review of Decision; Principal Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether Mr Mumby is a fit and proper person to be granted a tattoo operator licence.' 'Whether it would be contrary to the public interest for Mr Mumby to be granted a tattoo operator licence.']

Ratio Decidendi

Mr Mumby was not a fit and proper person to hold an operator licence because he failed to comply with the Act by failing to declare or update information about Mr Repousis as a close associate, commencing trading without an operator licence, permitting Mr Repousis to tattoo while unlicensed, and most significantly continuing to operate for five months after Police twice warned him and provided information about his obligations. This showed he was willing to breach the Act to serve his personal interests. Because public confidence in the integrity of the licensing scheme was required, it was also not in the public interest to grant the licence.

Court Disposition

The decision under review is affirmed.

Orders

  • ['The decision under review is affirmed.']