Pittorino v Commissioner of Police (No 2) [2022] NSWCATAD 166

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Pittorino v Commissioner of Police (No 2) [2022] NSWCATAD 166 Hearing dates: 14 February 2022 Date of orders: 25 May 2022 Decision date: 25 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: D Dinnen, Senior Member Decision: The Respondent's decision to refuse the Applicant's application for a firearms licence is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW – Licensing – Firearms – criminal history – traffic history – close associates - public interest –– public safety Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Firearms Act 1996 Cases Cited: Adams v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 194 Aubrey v Commissioner of Police [2005] NSWADT 266 Austrac Operations Pty Ltd v New South Wales (2003) FCA 1013 Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor and Others (1995) 131 ALR 657 Constantin v Commissioner of Police [2013] NSWADTAP 16 Dalziell v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2018] NSWCATAD 79 Davos v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADT 7 Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith (1991) 1 VR 63 Director-General, Ministry of Transport v FV (GD) [2008] NSWADTAP 60 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 2 ALD 60 Esterman v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2014] NSWCATOD 70 Hamid v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2018] NSWCATAD 43 Joseph v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2017] NSWCA 31 Keegan Jacques v Commissioner of Police [2017] NSWCATAD 145 Kocic v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (2014) 88 NSWLR 159 Loye v Director General, Department of Transport [2000] NSWADT 145 LY v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police [2004] NSWADT 115 Lynch v Commissioner of Police (GD) [2006] NSWADTAP 43 Martin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 97 Petas v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police [2013] NSWADT 137 Pittorino v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 350 Sawires v Commissioner of Police [2010] NSWADT 4 Tannous v Commissioner of Police [2011] NSWADT 116 Vella v Commissioner of Police [2003] NSWADT 91 Wiltshire v Commissioner of Police [2005] NSWADT 75 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Robert Bartolo Pittorino (Applicant) Commissioner of Police (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Applicant self-represented Maddocks Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2021/226550 Publication restriction: 1. Pursuant to s 64(1)(d) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (CAT Act), the disclosure of the Confidential Statement and the Confidential Submissions or matters contained in the Confidential Statement and the Confidential Submissions (the Confidential material) is restricted to the Respondent, the legal representatives for the Respondent and the Tribunal.