Clarke v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATOD 39

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Clarke v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATOD 39 Hearing dates: 2 August 2022, 7 March 2023 Date of orders: 29 March 2023 Decision date: 29 March 2023 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: Naida Isenberg, Senior Member Decision: (1) The decision to refuse to grant the Applicant's application for a private investigator's licence is affirmed. Catchwords: OCCUPATIONS – private inquiry agents – licensing – application by former police officer – medical retirement – fit and proper person – public interest Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW), ss 58, 63 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), s 38(2) Commercial Agents and Private Inquiry Agents Act 2004 (NSW), s 12(1) Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW), ss 4, 60, 60D, 60E Fair Trading Amendment (Commercial Agents) 2016 Act (NSW), s 3 Security Industry Act 1997 (NSW), ss 4, 7(2), 15(3) Security Industry Regulation 2016 (NSW), cl 15 Security Industry Amendment (Private Investigators) Act 2016 Cases Cited: Austin v Commissioner of Fair Trading & Commissioner of Police [2016] NSWCATAP 179 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321; [1990] HCA 33 Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor (No 2) (1995) 131 ALR 657 Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force v Robinson [2022] NSWCATAP 121 Commissioner of Police v Toleafoa [1999] NSWADTAP 9 Constantin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADTAP 16 DMC v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (GD) [2018] NSWCATAD 219 Ex Parte Tziniolis; Re Medical Practitioners Act (1966) 67 SR (NSW) 448 Health Care Complaints Commission v Litchfield (1997) 41 NSWLR 630; [1997] NSWCA 264 Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v New South Wales (No.2) (1955) 93 CLR 127; [1955] HCA 28 McDonald v Director General of Social Security (1984) 1 FCR 353 McMicking v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2014] NSWCATOD 95 Monjed v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2019] NSWCATOD 197 Nakad v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAP 10 Naylor v Commissioner of Police NSW Police Force [2014] NSWCATOD 43 Re Brennand & Casino Surveillance Authority (1995) 38 ALD 794 Re Percival and Australian Securities Commission (1993) 30 ALD 280 Reilly v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATOD 129 Shi v Migration Agents Registration Authority (2008) 235 CLR 286; [2008] HCA 31 Sobey v Commercial Agents Board (1979) 22 SASR 70 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Andrew John Clarke (Applicant) Commissioner of Police (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Watts (Respondent)