Welsh v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2022] NSWCATAD 415

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Welsh v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2022] NSWCATAD 415 Hearing dates: 2 September 2022 Date of orders: 23 December 2022 Decision date: 23 December 2022 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: K Ransome, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is set aside. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW – application for firearms licence – past AVO – incorrect information supplied on application form - whether applicant is fit and proper person to hold a licence – whether not in the public interest for applicant to hold a licence Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Firearms Act 1996 Cases Cited: AJO v Director-General of Transport [2012] NSWADT 101 Austin v Commissioner for Fair Trading & Commissioner of Police [2016] NSWCATAP 179 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor and Others (1995) ALR 657 Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force v EMB [2021] NSWCATAP 63 Commissioner of Police v Toleafoa [1999] NSWADTAP 9 Constantin v Commissioner of Police [2013] NSWADTAP 16 Cusumano v Commissioner of Police [2001] NSWADT 50 Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v New South Wales (No. 2) (1955) 93 CLR 127 Kavalieratos v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAD 117 Kogias v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAD 297 Kopco v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2018] NSWCATAD 124 Laing v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 315 Martin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 97 Masterson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales [2017] NSWCATAP 206 Meacham v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAP 107 Smith v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2014] NSWCATAD 184 Sobey v Commercial and Private Agents Board (1979) 22 SASR 70 Tannous v Commissioner of Police [2011] NSWADT 116 Ward v Commissioner of Police [2000] NSWADT 28 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mark Jeffery Welsh (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Applicant (Self Represented) McCullough Robertson Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2022/00158315