Bazzi v Combat Sports Authority of New South Wales [2024] NSWCATAD 109

Bazzi v Combat Sports Authority of New South Wales [2024] NSWCATAD 109

The Tribunal was not satisfied that the applicant was presently a fit and proper person to be registered as an industry participant. The decisive factors were that he remained subject to a current CRO for a recent drug offence, had a long-standing drug problem with only a relatively short period of current rehabilitation after an earlier relapse, and registration in those circumstances would reflect adversely on the combat sports industry and the CSA anti-doping program. His current FPO and WPO, criminal history and past OMCG associations were also relevant, although the 2016 violence incident and resulting orders were not given decisive weight. The refusal decision was therefore the...

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
30 April 2024
Procedural Posture
Administrative Review of a Decision Refusing Registration as an Industry Participant Under the Combat Sports Act 2013 (nsw) / Principal Judgment After Hearing; Decision Under Review Affirmed
Outcome
Decision under review affirmed.
Legal Topics
['registration as an Industry Participant' 'fit and Proper Person' 'criminal History' 'drug Use and Rehabilitation' 'confidentiality and Publication Restrictions' 'outlaw Motorcycle Gang Associations']
['administrative Law' 'licensing' 'combat Sports Regulation'] ['registration as an Industry Participant' 'fit and Proper Person' 'criminal History' 'drug Use and Rehabilitation' 'confidentiality and Publication Restrictions' 'outlaw Motorcycle Gang Associations']

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Procedural Posture

Administrative Review of a Decision Refusing Registration as an Industry Participant Under the Combat Sports Act 2013 (nsw) / Principal Judgment After Hearing; Decision Under Review Affirmed

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the applicant is a fit and proper person to be registered as an industry participant of the relevant classes under the Combat Sports Act 2013 (NSW).' 'Whether the discretionary power in s 25(3) of the Combat Sports Act 2013 (NSW) should be exercised.' "Whether the applicant's current CRO, current FPO and WPO, criminal and traffic history, history of drug use, rehabilitation evidence, character references and links with OMCGs affected fitness and propriety."]

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal was not satisfied that the applicant was presently a fit and proper person to be registered as an industry participant. The decisive factors were that he remained subject to a current CRO for a recent drug offence, had a long-standing drug problem with only a relatively short period of current rehabilitation after an earlier relapse, and registration in those circumstances would reflect adversely on the combat sports industry and the CSA anti-doping program. His current FPO and WPO, criminal history and past OMCG associations were also relevant, although the 2016 violence incident and resulting orders were not given decisive weight. The refusal decision was therefore the...

Court Disposition

Decision under review affirmed.

Orders

  • ['Decision under review affirmed.' 'Pursuant to s 64(1)(c) of the CAT Act, the publication of the confidential material and confidential exhibit CR5, or matters contained in the confidential material and confidential exhibit CR6 is prohibited.' 'Pursuant to s 64(1)(d) of the CAT Act, the disclosure of the...