Garland v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAD 210

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Garland v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAD 210 Hearing dates: 8 July 2020 Date of orders: 27 August 2020 Decision date: 27 August 2020 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: Naida Isenberg, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: LICENSING - Firearms licence – public interest Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing and Procedure) Act 1999 Firearms Act 1996 Firearms Regulation 2006 Cases Cited: AML v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADT 5 Bottomley v Commissioner of Police [2005] NSWADT 211 CIC Insurance Limited v Bankstown Football Club (1997) 187 CLR 384, 408; Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor and Others (1995) 131 ALR 657 Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police v Mercer [2005] NSWADTAP 55 Commissioner of Police v Toleafoa [1999] NSWADTAP 9 Constantin v Commissioner of Police [2013] NSWADTAP 16 Cook v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 30 Cusumano v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service [2001] NSWADT 50 Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith (1991) 1 VR 63 Esterman v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATOD 70 Hijazi v Commissioner of Police, NSWPF [2015] NSWCATAP 82 Hill v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2002] NSWADT 218 Hoffman v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 89 Joseph v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCA 31 Martin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 97 Masterson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAP 206 Morabito v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police [2006] NSWADT 181 Morris v The Commissioner of Police [2002] NSWADT 223 Nakad v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAP 10Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 Sydney Pistol Club v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2012] NSWADT 121 Uzelac v Commissioner of Police, Ministry of Police [2003] NSWADT 226 Ward v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service[2000] NSWADT 28 Wiltshire v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2005] NSWADT 75 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: David Anthony Garland (Applicant) Commissioner of Police (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Hartmann & Associates (Applicant) Maddocks (Respondent) File Number(s): 2020/00060841 Publication restriction: Nil