Grenfell v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 124

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Grenfell v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 124 Hearing dates: 10 May 2021 Date of orders: 14 May 2021 Decision date: 14 May 2021 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: S Montgomery, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – licensing – firearms – licence revocation – alleged domestic violence - public interest. Legislation Cited: Firearms Act 1996 Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Firearms Regulation 2017 Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 Cases Cited: Cusumano v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service [2001] NSWADT 50 Commissioner of Police v Toleafoa [1999] NSWADTAP 9 Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith [1991] VicRp 6; (1991) 1 VR 63 Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor and Ors (1995) 131 ALR 657 Ward v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2000] NSWADT 28 Hoffman v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 89 Webb v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2004] NSWADT 110 Kavalieratos v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAD 117. Manning v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAD 111 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Bret Grenfell (Applicant) Commissioner of Police (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Heard McEwan Legal (Applicant) Lindsay Taylor Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2021/00044151 Publication restriction: None