Hassall v Commissioner of Police [2022] NSWCATAD 47

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hassall v Commissioner of Police [2022] NSWCATAD 47 Hearing dates: 18 and 30 June 2021 Date of orders: 10 February 2022 Decision date: 10 February 2022 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: S Montgomery, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Firearms – Revocation of firearm licence – public interest – fit and proper person. Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Firearms Act 1996 Firearms Regulation 2017 Cases Cited: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Barlow v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 254 Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor and Ors (1995) 131 ALR 657 Commissioner of Police v Toleafoa [1999] NSWADTAP 9 Constantin v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2013] NSWADTAP 16 Cusumano v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service [2001] NSWADT 50 Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith [1991] VicRp 6; (1991) 1 VR 63 Director-General, Transport New South Wales v AIC (GD) [2011] NSWADTAP 65 Hassall v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 101 Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v New South Wales (No. 2) (1955) 93 CLR 127 Smith v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force and NSW Fair Trading [2014] NSWCATAD 184 Sobey v Commercial and Private Agents Board (1979) 22 SASR 70 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Richard J Hassall (Applicant) Commissioner of Police (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Mainstone Lawyers (Applicant) Maddocks Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2021/00054055 Publication restriction: Pursuant to sections 64(1)(b), 64(1)(c) and 64(1)(d) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013, the publication and recording of the confidential hearing of these proceedings, confidential evidence given during the hearing, is prohibited, and the contents of all paragraphs in these reasons marked "[NOT FOR PUBLICATION]" are not to be published or released to the Applicant.