Chaaban v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 93

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Chaaban v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 93 Hearing dates: 14 April 2023 Date of orders: 24 April 2023 Decision date: 24 April 2023 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: Naida Isenberg, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed Catchwords: LICENSING – firearms – fit and proper person – living and domestic circumstances - public interest – OMCG associates Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Evidence Act 1995 Firearms Act 1996 Firearms Regulation 2017 Cases Cited: Adams v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 194 Alkini v Commissioner of Police [2022] NSWCATAD 299 Austin v Commissioner of Fair Trading [2016] NSWCATAP 179 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond [1990] HCA 33; (1990) 170 CLR 321 Barlow v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2003] NSWADT 254 Chief Commissioner of Police v Paterson [2023] VSC 172 Commissioner of Police v Toleafoa [1999] NSWADTAP 9 Constantin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADTAP 16 Cusumano v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service [2001] NSWADT 50 El Saadi v Commissioner of Police (No 2) [2021] NSWCATAD 336 Emery v Commissioner of Police [2022] NSWCATAD 122 Esterman v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATOD 70 Green v Commissioner of Police New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAD 59 Hamid v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2018] NSWCATAD 43 Hill v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2002] NSWADT 218 Himo v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 321 In Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v New South Wales (No.2) [1955] HCA 28; (1955) 93 CLR 127 Joseph v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCA 31 LY v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police [2004] NSWADT 115 Martin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 97 McDonald v Director General of Social Security (1984) 1FCR 353 at 357 Nakad v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAP 10 Newman v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2018] NSWCATAD 17 Romanos v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2019] NSWCATAD 272 Saxby v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 275 Shi v Migration Agents Registration Authority [2008] HCA 31 Sobey v Commercial Agents Board (1979) 22 SASR 70 Stamatelatos v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2018] NSWCATAD 156 Tannous v Commissioner of Police [2011] NSWADT 116 Tolley v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police [2006] NSWADT 149 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 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Hilmi Chaaban (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Hartmann & Associates (Applicant) Crown Solicitor (Respondent) File Number(s): 2022/00251348 Publication restriction: Section 64 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 applies to those paragraphs of these reasons identified as [Not for publication]. The information contained in those paragraphs is not to be disclosed other than to the Respondent without further order of the Tribunal.