Duffy v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 124

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Duffy v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 124 Hearing dates: 1 February 2023, 17 May 2023 Date of orders: 26 May 2023 Decision date: 26 May 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 reissued to the applicant. Catchwords: LICENSING – firearms licensing – licence revocation – public interest – threatening language – mental health. Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Firearms Regulation 2017 (NSW) Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) Cases Cited: Aloschi v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2021] NSWCATAD 64; AMJ v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2012] NSWADT 228; Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 316; Bronze Wing International Pty Ltd v SafeWork New South Wales [2017] NSWCA 42; Constantin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADTAP 16; Cusumano v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2001] NSWADT 50; Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic affairs (1979) 2 ALD 60; Hill v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2002] NSWADT 218; Kavalieratos v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAD 117; Kocic v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCA 388; Martin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 97; McDonald v Director-General of Social Security [1984] FCA 57, (1984) 1 FCR 354; Nakad v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAP 10; Sterjovski v Director-General, Department of Transport [2002] NSWADT 10; Webb v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2004] NSWADT 110. Texts Cited: Nil Cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mr Wesley J Duffy (Applicant)