Zahab v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 97

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Zahab v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 97 Hearing dates: on the papers Date of orders: 23 April 2021 Decision date: 23 April 2021 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: Naida Isenberg, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is set aside. Catchwords: LICENSING – firearms – revocation – Applicant's brother convicted terrorist – no contention of Applicant's terrorist sympathies – public interest – unsound mind Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Firearms Act 1996 Firearms Regulation 2006 Cases Cited: AML v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADT 5 Austrac Operations Pty Ltd v New South Wales (2003) FCA 1013 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 Director-General, Ministry of Transport v FV (GD) [2008] NSWADTAP 60 DMC v Commissioner of Police [2018] NSWCATAD 219 EEN v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2020] NSWCATAD 87 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 Keegan Jacques v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 145 McDonald v Director General of Social Security (1984) 1FCR 353 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 Nakad v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAP 10 New South Wales v Taylor [2001] HCA 15; (2001) 178 ALR 32 Petas v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2013] NSWADT 137 Ryan v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 23 Sawires v Commissioner of Police [2010] NSWADTAP 68 Stamatelatos v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2018] NSWCATAD 156 Sweet v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2000] NSWADT 185 Ward v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2000] NSWADT 28 Webb v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2004] NSWADT 110 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Tarek Zahab (Applicant) Commissioner of Police (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Applicant (Self-Represented) Respondent: Office of General Counsel (Respondent) File Number(s): 2020/00302916 Publication restriction: Nil