The Registrar issued a Notice of Proposal to refuse the appellant's registration as a motor vehicle dealer and salesperson, alleging repeated non-disclosure of past criminal convictions and trading in vehicles without registration.
The Licence Appeal Tribunal found that while the appellant did repeatedly fail to disclose past convictions on multiple applications, the Registrar failed to prove the allegations of unregistered vehicle sales.
The Tribunal concluded that the non-disclosure alone did not provide reasonable grounds to believe the appellant would not carry on business with honesty and integrity.
The Tribunal ordered the Registrar to grant the appellant registration as a motor vehicle salesperson only, subject to strict conditions including employment only by a franchised dealer and mandatory disclosure of any future charges or convictions.
