El-Zaghir v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 216

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: El-Zaghir v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 216 Hearing dates: 15 May 2023 Date of orders: 14 August 2023 Decision date: 14 August 2023 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: D Dinnen, Senior Member Decision: The Respondent's decision to revoke the Applicant's category AB firearms licence is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW – Firearms – genuine reason – failure to comply with participation requirements – failure to notify of change of particulars – fit and proper person – public interest Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Firearms Act 1996 Firearms Regulation 2017 Cases Cited: AML v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADT 5 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond [1990] HCA 33; (1990) 170 CLR 321; 94 ALR 11; 64 ALJR 462; 21 ALD 1 Barlow v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 254 Bottomley v Commissioner of Police [2005] NSWADT 211 Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor and Others (1995) 131 ALR 657 Constantin v Commissioner of Police [2013] NSWADTAP 16 Cook v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 30 Cusumano v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service [2001] NSWADT 50 Davos v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADT 7 Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith (1991) 1 VR 63 DMC v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2018] NSWCATAD 219 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 2 ALD 60 Esterman v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2014] NSWCATOD 70 FD v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2008] NSWADT 88 Hoffman v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 89 Hughes & Vale Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales [1955] HCA 28; (1955) 93 CLR 127 Joseph v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2017] NSWCA 31 Kassem v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 213 Kocic v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (2014) 88 NSWLR 159 Lynch v Commissioner of Police (GD) [2006] NSWADTAP 43 Martin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 97 Martin v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2010] NSWADT 276 Masterson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAP 206 O'Sullivan v Farrer [1989] HCA 61; (1989) 168 CLR 210 Petas v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police [2013] NSWADT 137 Sobey v Commercial and Private Agents Board [1979] 22 SASR 70 Todorovski v Commissioner of Police [2019] NSWCATAD 192 Vella v Commissioner of Police [2003] NSWADT 91 Ward v Commissioner of Police [2000] NSWADT 28 Webb v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2004] NSWADT 110 Wiltshire v Commissioner of Police [2005] NSWADT 75 Wombey v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 150 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Raya El-Zaghir (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Hartmann & Associates (Applicant) Crown Solicitor (Respondent) File Number(s): 2022/00295136 Publication restriction: Nil