Laughton v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 2

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Laughton v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 2 Hearing dates: 12 July 2022 Date of orders: 09 January 2023 Decision date: 09 January 2023 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: C Mulvey, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - Firearms –– objects of legislation – public interest – public safety Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act (NSW) 2013 Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Firearms Regulation 2017 Cases Cited: Busuttil v Commissioner of Police [2013] NSWADT 305 Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor (1995) 131 ALR 657 Commissioner of Police v Toleafoa [1999] NSWADTAP 9 Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force v Lee [2016] NSWCATAP 234 Constantin v Commissioner of Police NSW Police Force [2013] NSWADTAP 16 CSC v Commissioner of Police [2016] NSWCATAD 211 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs [1979] AATA; (1979) 46 FLR 409 Kavalieratos v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAD 117 Laing v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 315 Laughton v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2020] NSWCATAD 240 Livadaru v Commissioner of Police [2008] NSWADT 160 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 Weckert v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2010] NSWADT 197 Wiltshire v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2005] NSWADT 75 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Donald Laughton (Applicant) Commissioner of Police (Respondent) Representation: Mainstone Lawyers (Applicant) Norton Rose Fulbright (Respondent) File Number(s): 2022/00070530 Publication restriction: Pursuant to s 64(1)(c) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act (NSW) 2013, the publication of (a) any evidence given during the Private Hearing, (b) the Confidential Documents and the Confidential Statement and (c) matters contained in the Confidential Documents and the Confidential Statement is prohibited.