Hovey v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 245

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hovey v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 245 Hearing dates: 18 August 2023 Date of orders: 13 September 2023 Decision date: 13 September 2023 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: J D Little, Senior Member Decision: The decision to revoke the Applicant's Category ABH Firearm Licence is set aside. Catchwords: Firearms Act - firearms licence - revocation of licence - contrary to the public interest – safe storage requirements Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Firearms Act 1996 Firearms Regulation 2006 Cases Cited: Bevan v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service [2004] NSWADT 1 Crowther v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 62 Jameson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2019] NSWCATAD 25 Legallant v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 47 Lukas v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 268 Stiles v Commissioner for Fair Trading & Anor [2017] NSWCATAP 44 Uzelac v Commissioner of Police, Ministry of Police [2003] NSWADT 226 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jessie-Lea Hovey (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Hartmann & Associates (Applicant) Maddocks Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2023/00151174 Publication restriction: Nil