ERD v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2021] NSWCATAD 183

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: ERD v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2021] NSWCATAD 183 Hearing dates: 26 May 2021 Date of orders: 30 June 2021 Decision date: 30 June 2021 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: N Isenberg, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is set aside Catchwords: Firearms licence - proven offence – subject to conditional release order – fit and proper person - public interest Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Firearms Act 1996 Cases Cited: AML v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADT 5 Barlow v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2003] NSWADT 254 Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor (1995) 131 ALR 657 Commissioner of Police v Toleafoa [1999] NSWADTAP 9 Constantin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADTAP 16 Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith [1991] VicRp 6; (1991) 1 VR 63. Grant v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAD 158 Haining v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service [1999] NSWADT 6 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 Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v New South Wales (No.2) [1955] HCA 28; (1955) 93 CLR 127 Kalinic v Commissioner of Police [2006] NSWADT 227 Lee v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2020] NSWCATAS 144 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 McDonald v Director General of Social Security (1984) 1FCR 353 at 357 Nakad v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAP 10 Parisi v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2018] NSWCATAD 155 Petas v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2013] NSWADT 137 Re Brennan & Australian Casino Surveillance Authority (1995) 38 ALD 794 Re Percival and Australian Securities Commission [1993] AATA 196; (1993) 30 ALD 280 Sawires v Commissioner of Police [2010] NSWADT 4 Tzoudas v Ministry of Transport [2008] NSWADT 350 Ward v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2000] NSWADT 28 Category: Principal judgment Parties: ERD (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: R Coffey (Respondent)