Scott v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2022] NSWCATOD 154

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Scott v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2022] NSWCATOD 154 Hearing dates: 4 May 2022 Submissions closed 19 May 2022 Date of orders: 24 November 2022 Decision date: 24 November 2022 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: C Mulvey, Senior Member Decision: (1) The decision under review to revoke Mr Scott' licence is set aside. Catchwords: SECURITY LICENCE – revocation of licence – fit and proper person – public interest - Security Industry Act 1997 Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Security Industry Act 1997 Security Industry Amendment Bill 2002 Security Industry Regulation 2016 Cases Cited: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond [1990] HCA 33; (1990) 170 CLR 321; 94 ALR 11; 64 ALJR 462; 21 ALD Blissett v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police; Webb Protection Australia Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2006] NSWADT 114 Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor and Ors (1995) 131 ALR 657 Commissioner of Police v Toleafoa [1999] NSWADTAP 9 Constantin v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2013] NSWADTAP 16 Department of Transport and Infrastructure v Murray [2011] NSWADTAP 16 Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith [1991] VicRp 6; (1991) 1 VR 63 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) NSW 2 ALD 60 Feuerstein v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police [2007] NSWADT 114 Forbes v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2005] NSWADT 151 Haining v Commissioner of Police [1999] NSWADT 6 Hughes & Vale Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales [1955] HCA 28; (1955) 93 CLR 127 Jovanovic v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force, [2010] NSWADT 115 McDonald v Director General of Social Security (1984) 1 FCR 354 at 357 Nakad v Commissioner of Police NSW Police Force [2013] NSWADT 169 O'Neill v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police [2005] NSWADT 130 Saliba v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2002] NSWADT 55 Sitotaw v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2006] NSWADT 96 Sobey v Commercial and Private Agents Board [1979] 22 SASR 70 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Michael Wayne Scott (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Applicant (Self-represented) Office of the General Council (Respondent) File Number(s): 2021/00348218 Publication restriction: None