Robinson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2022] NSWCATAD 251

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Robinson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2022] NSWCATAD 251 Hearing dates: 22 April 2022 Date of orders: 26 July 2022 Decision date: 26 July 2022 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: J McAteer, Senior Member Decision: (1) The decision to revoke the Applicant's Category AB Firearms Licence is set aside. (2) As a result of Order (1), the Commissioner is to reinstate the applicant's Category AB Firearms Licence within 28 days of the publication of these reasons. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - Firearms –– objects of legislation – public interest. Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Firearms Act 1996 Firearms Regulation 2017 Cases Cited: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 94 ALR 11 Bladen v Commissioner of Police NSW 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 NSW Police Force [2013] NSWADTAP 16 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs [1979] AATA; (1979) 46 FLR 409 Hunt v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 58 Leatham v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 121 Martin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 97 Rose v Commissioner of Police (No 2) [2022] NSWCATAD 26 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Garret Owen Robinson (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Dixon (Applicant)