Gordon Meakings

The appellant appealed the Registrar of Motor Vehicles' decision to refuse to issue a Commercial Vehicle Operator's Registration (CVOR) Certificate.

The appellant had previously been issued a conditional CVOR, which required maintaining a safety violation rate under 50% and passing a facility audit.

The appellant failed the facility audit and exceeded the safety violation rate.

Furthermore, the appellant continued to operate commercial vehicles without a valid CVOR, demonstrating a disregard for highway safety laws.

The Licence Appeal Tribunal confirmed the Registrar's refusal to issue the CVOR.

The appellant, owner of a meat processing plant, appealed a decision by the Director suspending his operating licence for five days for failing to keep daily written records of water disinfection (chlorine levels).

The Tribunal found that the Food Safety and Quality Act, its regulations, and the Safe Drinking Water Act require the operator to conduct daily testing of the chlorine level, retain the results in writing, and provide them to inspectors upon request.

The Tribunal concluded that the appellant failed to meet these statutory obligations and confirmed the Director's decision to suspend the licence.