Watling v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATOD 106

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Watling v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATOD 106 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 15 September 2020 Decision date: 15 September 2020 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: Dr J Lucy, Senior Member Decision: The respondent's decision is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW – Security industry – Licences – Where applicant convicted of offence, under firearms legislation, of failing to store ammunition separately from firearm - Where respondent revoked applicant's security licence – Whether revocation of licence was required by law – Whether offence of failing to store ammunition separately from firearm was an offence relating to the possession of a firearm Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Firearms Regulation 2017 (NSW) Security Industry Act 1997 (NSW) Security Industry Regulation 2016 (NSW) Cases Cited: Feurstein v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2007] NSWADT 114 Joye v Beach Petroleum NL (1996) 67 FCR 275 Luk v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police [2019] NSWCATAP 23 Tooheys Ltd v Cmr of Stamp Duties (NSW) (1961) 105 CLR 602 Waugh Hotel Management Pty Ltd v Marrickville Council [2009] NSWCA 390 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Nigel Alan Watling (Applicant) Commissioner of Police (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Pogson Cronin Solicitors (Applicant) Office of the General Counsel, NSW Police Force (Respondent) File Number(s): 2020/00075442 Publication restriction: Nil