Brown v Roads and Maritime Services [2013] NSWADT 72

Brown v Roads and Maritime Services [2013] NSWADT 72

The Tribunal accepted the evidence of the two passengers as credible, accepted that a Jack Daniels can was in the centre console beside the driver's seat, found that the Applicant was drinking something while driving and that it was probable he was drinking alcohol, and considered the seriousness of that incident...

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Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
06 February 2013
Procedural Posture
External Review of Administrative Decision / Hearing of Application for Review of Suspension of Taxi Cab Driver Authority
Outcome
The decision under review is affirmed.
Legal Topics
['taxi Cab Driver Authority' 'suspension of Authority' 'fit and Proper Person' 'passenger Complaints' 'external Review']
['administrative Law' 'transport Law'] ['taxi Cab Driver Authority' 'suspension of Authority' 'fit and Proper Person' 'passenger Complaints' 'external Review']

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Procedural Posture

External Review of Administrative Decision / Hearing of Application for Review of Suspension of Taxi Cab Driver Authority

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the decision to suspend the Applicant's authority to drive taxi-cabs under section 33F of the Passenger Transport Act 1990 was the correct and preferable decision." 'Whether the Applicant was a fit and proper person with sufficient responsibility and aptitude to drive a taxi-cab, having regard to the 21 October 2012 incident and his complaint history.']

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal accepted the evidence of the two passengers as credible, accepted that a Jack Daniels can was in the centre console beside the driver's seat, found that the Applicant was drinking something while driving and that it was probable he was drinking alcohol, and considered the seriousness of that incident together with the history of complaints. Applying the statutory purpose of taxi-cab driver authorisation and the factors in Saadieh, the Tribunal was not able to assert that the Applicant was a fit and proper person to drive a taxi at that stage and held that suspension was the correct and preferable decision.

Court Disposition

The decision under review is affirmed.

Orders

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