Bailey v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2022] NSWCATAD 214

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Bailey v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2022] NSWCATAD 214 Hearing dates: 26 May 2022 Date of orders: 29 June 2022 Decision date: 29 June 2022 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: Naida Isenberg, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is set aside. Catchwords: LICENSING – firearms – allegations of assault and domestic violence – conflicting accounts – charges withdrawn – public interest – licence now expired Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW)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 [2013] NSWADT 5 Brosowski v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 182 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, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADTAP 16 Cusumano v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service [2001] NSWADT 50 DMC v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2018] NSWCATAD 219 Esterman v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATOD 70 Joseph v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCA 31 Lee v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2020] NSWCATAS 144 LY v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police [2004] NSWADT 115 Martin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 97 McDonald v Director General of Social Security (1984) 1FCR 353 at 357 McGrath v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2019] NSWCATAD 98 Nakad v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAP 10 Petas v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2013] NSWADT 137 Ryan v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 23 Shi v Migration Agents Registration Authority [2008] HCA 31 Sobey v Commercial Agents Board (1979) 22 SASR 70 Stamatelatos v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force Tolley v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police [2006] NSWADT 149 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: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: James Bailey (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Mainstone Lawyers (Applicant) HWL Ebsworth (Respondent) File Number(s): 2022/00020438 Publication restriction: Nil