Ramlawie v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 96

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Ramlawie v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 96 Hearing dates: 19 September 2022, 19 December 2022, 27 March 2023 Date of orders: 28 April 2023 Decision date: 28 April 2023 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: Emeritus Prof G D Walker, Senior Member Decision: (1) Decision under review set aside. (2) A category AB firearms licence is to be issued to the Applicant. Catchwords: LICENSING – firearms licensing – licence refusal – fit and proper person – public interest – domestic violence – custody and property orders - property damage – safe storage – traffic record Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW), s 63 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), s 30 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 140 Firearms Act 1996 (NSW), ss 3(1), 11(3)(a), 11(4)(c), 11(7), 39, 75(1)(a) Firearms Regulation 2017 (NSW), cl 17 Cases Cited: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321; [1990] HCA 33 Barlow v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 254 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 316; [1938] HCA 36 Bronze Wing International Pty Ltd v SafeWork New South Wales [2017] NSWCA 41 Carroll v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2021] NSWCATAD 301 Constantin v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (GD) [2013] NSWADTAP 16 Cusumano v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2001] NSWADT 50 Director-General, Transport NSW v AIC (GD) [2011] NSWADT AP 65 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 2 ALD 60; [1979] FCA 39 Grenfell v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 124 Hariri v Commissioner of Police [2022] NSWCATAD 5 Hill v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2002] NSWADT 218 Himo v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 321 Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v New South Wales (No. 2) (1955) 93 CLR 12; [1955] HCA 28 Joseph v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCA 31 Kavalieratos v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2014] NSWCATAD 117 Keegan-Jacques v Commissioner of Police [2017] NSWCATAD 145 Kocic v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (2014) 88 NSWLR 159; [2014] NSWCA 368 Manning v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAD 111 Martin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 97 McDonald v Director-General of Social Security (1984) 1 FCR 354; [1984] FCA 57 Nakad v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAP 10 O'Brien v Commissioner of Police [2022] NSWCATAD 259 Ramlawie v R (District Court (NSW), Smith DCJ, 17 December 2019, unrep) Smith v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force and NSW Fair Trading [2014] NSWCATAD 184 Sterjovski v Director-General, Department of Transport [2002] NSWADT 10 Webb v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2004] NSWADT 110 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mr Ghassan Ramlawie (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: B Eurell (Applicant)