Balle v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAP 389

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Balle v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAP 389 Hearing dates: 29 October 2021 Date of orders: 02 December 2021 Decision date: 02 December 2021 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: I R Coleman SC ADCJ, Principal Member E Bishop, Senior Member Decision: The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: APPEAL – Administrative review – application for firearms licence – whether in public interest Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), ss 49, 64, 80(2)(b) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW), ss 3, 11 Cases Cited: Carrascalao v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2017) 252 FCR 352; [2017] FCAFC 107 Commissioner of Police v Toleafoa [1999] NSWADTAP 9 Constantin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADTAP 16 Edwards v Noble (1971)125 CLR 296; [1971] HCA 54 Gronow v Gronow (1979) 144 CLR 513, [1979] HCA 63 Hannaford v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2014] NSWCA 297 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Kocic v Commissioner of Police (2014) 88 NSWLR 159; [2014] NSWCA 368 Masterson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales [2017] NSWCATAP 206 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24; [1986] HCA 40 Resource Pacific Pty Ltd v Wilkinson [2013] NSWCA 33 Shi v Migration Agents Registration Authority (2008) 235 CLR 286; [2008] HCA 31 The Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd v Australian Competition Tribunal (2012) 246 CLR 379; [2012] HCA 36 Ward v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2000] NSWADT 28 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Geoffrey John Balle (Appellant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Hartmann & Associates (Appellant) Lindsay Taylor Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2021/00207883 Publication restriction: Pursuant s 64(1)(c) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (CAT Act), the publication of the Confidential Material, or matters contained in the Confidential Material is prohibited. Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Citation: [2021] NSWCATAD 187 Date of Decision: 8 July 2021 Before: Naida Isenberg, Senior Member File Number(s): 2021/00021696