Australia, June 18 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 19:

1. This is an application by Mikael Isacson ("the Applicant") for review of a decision by the Commissioner For Fair Trading ("the Respondent") to refuse the Applicant's application for a certificate of registration under the Property and Stock Agents Act 2002 ("the Act").

2. The Applicant applied for a Certificate of Registration - Assistant Agent under the Act. A delegate of the Respondent determined that the Applicant was a disqualified person in accordance with section 14(3)(d) of the Act due to a dishonesty offence recorded against him in the previous 10 years, and therefore he was not eligible to hold a certificate.

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