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Sanjeev Kapoor v New Zealand Transport Agency [2016] NZDC 11311

Published 03 March 2017

Fit and proper person — appeal — Land Transport Act 1998, s 106. A s 106 appeal was dismissed as the appellant was not a fit and proper person to be the holder of a passenger endorsement or a vehicle recovery endorsement. The conduct which resulted in this finding was consensual sexual activity with a taxi passenger. Relevant case law was considered before the decision of the NZTA was confirmed. The appellant would be disqualified and prohibited from driving any vehicle being used in a transport service with revocation of endorsements for three years. Judgment Date: 23 June 2016.

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