George Atis

The appellant appealed a proposal by the Registrar to grant his motor vehicle salesperson registration with conditions.

The appellant argued that a 2017 Consent Order prevented the Registrar from considering his past conduct prior to 2017, and that any breaches of the Act were the fault of an unregistered salesperson who defrauded him.

The Licence Appeal Tribunal found that issue estoppel did not apply and the 2017 Consent Order was not binding because the appellant never registered under it.

The Tribunal held that the appellant's past conduct, including failing to discharge liens, failing to remit warranties, and employing an unregistered salesperson, afforded reasonable grounds for belief that he would not carry on business in accordance with law and with integrity and honesty.

The appeal was dismissed and the Registrar was ordered to carry out the proposal to grant registration with conditions.

The defendant brought a motion for disclosure of materials in a speeding offense case.

The defendant sought: (1) notes of other tickets issued by the officer that day; (2) discipline and human resource records of the officer; (3) the complete user manual for the laser speed measuring device; (4) calibration and maintenance history of the device; and (5) the officer's training record.

The court denied most requests as speculative fishing expeditions lacking sufficient factual foundation or likely relevance.

The prosecution agreed to provide the officer's qualification date and confirmation of qualification on the date of the offense.

The matter was remanded for trial.