Staker v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2022] NSWCATAD 239

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Staker v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2022] NSWCATAD 239 Hearing dates: 11 July 2022 Date of orders: 18 July 2022 Decision date: 18 July 2022 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: Naida Isenberg, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed Catchwords: LICENSING – firearms – allegations of assault and intimidation – domestic circumstances – allegations of domestic violence not proven to criminal standard - false statement in application – whether intent to mislead - public interest Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Cases Cited: AML v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADT 5 Bailey v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2022] NSWCATAD 214 Bladen v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2015] NSWCATAD 240 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 Hill v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2002] NSWADT 218 Joseph v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCA 31 Kogias v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAD 297 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 Mekhitarian v Commissioner of Police [2022] NSWCATAD 198 Nakad v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAP 10 Petas v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2013] NSWADT 137 Shi v Migration Agents Registration Authority [2008] HCA 31 Ward v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2000] NSWADT 28 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Josh Staker (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Mainstone Lawyers (Applicant) Lindsay Taylor Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2022/50558 Publication restriction: nil