Lahood v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 18

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Lahood v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 18 Hearing dates: 19 January 2021 Date of orders: 02 February 2021 Decision date: 02 February 2021 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: Emeritus Prof GD Walker, Senior Member Decision: Decision under review affirmed. Catchwords: LICENSING – firearms – licence revocation – prescribed offence – fit and proper person – public interest – discretion – "anomaly". Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Biosecurity Act 2015 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Firearms Regulation 2017 (NSW) Cases Cited: AML v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADT 5; Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond [1990] HCA 35, (1990) 170 CLR 321; AVS Group Australia and Sleiman v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force (Respondent's application) [2012] NSWADTAP 24; Barlow v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2003] NSWADT 254; Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 316; Bronze Wing International Pty Ltd v SafeWork New South Wales [2017] NSWCA 42; Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor (1995) 131 ALR 657; Constantin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADTAP 16; Cusumano v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2001] NSWADT 50; Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 2 ALD 60; Easey v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2020] NSWCATAD 319; Hamshere v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2012] NSWADT 244; EMB v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2020] NSWCATAD 255; Hoffman v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 89; Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v New South Wales (No. 2) (1955) 93 CLR 127; Kalinic v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2006] NSWADT 227; Kavalieratos v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAD 117; Keegan Jacques v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] 145; Lee v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2015] NSWCATAD 254; McDonald v Director-General, Social Services (1984) FCA 57, (1984) 1 FCR 354; Manning v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2020] NSWCATAD 111; 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; Mills v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAD 38; Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Ali (2000) 106 FCR 313; Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Gungor (1982) 4 ALD 547, (1982) 42 ALR 209; Nakad v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAP 1 Re Du Pont (1983) 5 ALN 205; Saffron v FCT (No. 2) (1991) 102 ALR 19; Smith v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAD 184; Sterjovski v Director-General, Department of Transport [2002] NSWADT 10; Ward v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2000] NSWADT 28; Webb v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2004] NSWADT 110. Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Anthony Lahood (Applicant) Commissioner of Police (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Stanton (Applicant)