Selmes v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2021] NSWCATAD 360

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Selmes v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2021] NSWCATAD 360 Hearing dates: 4 November 2021 Date of orders: 03 December 2021 Decision date: 03 December 2021 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: J D Little, Senior Member Decision: (1) The decision under review is set aside. (2) A category AB firearms licence is to be issued to the Applicant. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW – firearms licence – revocation – whether applicant fit and proper person – whether in the public interest to continue to hold a licence – whether risk to public safety Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Firearms Regulation 2017 (NSW) Cases Cited: AML v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force Attorney-General (NSW) v Quin (1990) 170 CLR 1 Aubrey v Commissioner of Police [2005] NSWADT 266 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond [1990] HCA 33 Barlow v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 254 Commissioner of Police v Toleafoa [1999] NSWADTAP 9 Cramp v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2020] NSWCATAD 133 Director-General, Transport New South Wales v AIC (GD) [2011] NSWADTAP 65 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 2 ALD 60 Green v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales [2014] NSWCATAD 59 Grundt v Great Boulder Pty Gold Mines Ltd (1937) 59 CLR 641 Hill v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2002] NSWADT 218 Hook v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAD 250 Johnston v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 231 Kavalieratos v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2014] NSWCATAD 117 Kogias v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAD 297 Legione v Hateley (1983) 152 CLR 406 Lonsdale v University of Sydney [2015] NSWCATAP 277 Lukas v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 268 Martin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Daniele [1981] FCA 212, (1981) 61 FLR 354 Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs v Kurtovic (1990) 92 ALR 93 Saxby v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 275 Smith v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force & NSW Fair Trading [2014] NSWCATAD 184 Stamatelatos v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2018] NSWCATAD 156 TG & GG v Minister for Community Services [2002] NSWCA 247 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: Halsbury's Laws of England, 4th ed, Vol 44 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Peter Selmes (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Hartmann & Associates Solicitors (Applicant) McCullough Robertson Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2021/00212970 Publication restriction: Nil