Pajic v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2022] NSWCATAD 174

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Pajic v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2022] NSWCATAD 174 Hearing dates: 21 January 2022 Date of orders: 30 May 2022 Decision date: 30 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: J McAteer, Senior Member Decision: (1) The decision to refuse the Applicant's application for Category AB Firearms Licence is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Firearms – objects of legislation – public interest. 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: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 94 ALR 11 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 NSW Police Force [2013] NSWADTAP 16 Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith [1991] 1 VR 63 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs [1979] AATA; (1979) 46 FLR 409 Hill v Commissioner of Police New South Wales Police Service [2002] NSWADT 218 Hunt v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 58 Martin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 97 Petas v Commissioner of Police NSW Police [2013] NSWADT 137 Rose v Commissioner of Police (No 2) [2022] NSWCATAD 26 Ward v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2000] NSWADT 28 Webb v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2004] NSWADT 110 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Milorad Pajic (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Applicant (self-represented) Maddocks Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2021/00242724 Publication restriction: Section 64 (1) (a) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 prohibiting or restricting the disclosure of the name of the person referred to in the reasons as 'ND'.