El Cheikh v Roads and Maritime Services [2017] NSWCATOD 33

El Cheikh v Roads and Maritime Services [2017] NSWCATOD 33

The Tribunal cannot attest that Mr El Cheikh is of good repute and a fit and proper person due to the volume and seriousness of complaints, lack of behavioural change after remedial courses, and absence of remorse or acknowledgment, thus the refusal of taxi-cab authority is affirmed.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
13 March 2017
Procedural Posture
Application for Review of Administrative Decision / Final Determination
Outcome
Decision under review affirmed; application refused.
Legal Topics
['passenger Transport – Taxi Cab Authority' 'fit and Proper Person' 'review of Refusal of Authority']
['administrative Law' 'transport Law'] ['passenger Transport – Taxi Cab Authority' 'fit and Proper Person' 'review of Refusal of Authority']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Review of Administrative Decision / Final Determination

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether Mr El Cheikh is a fit and proper person to hold a taxi-cab authority' "Whether the Tribunal can attest to Mr El Cheikh's good repute and suitability"]

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal cannot attest that Mr El Cheikh is of good repute and a fit and proper person due to the volume and seriousness of complaints, lack of behavioural change after remedial courses, and absence of remorse or acknowledgment, thus the refusal of taxi-cab authority is affirmed.

Court Disposition

Decision under review affirmed; application refused.

Orders

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