Weisbord v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 254

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Weisbord v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 254 Hearing dates: 18 September 2023 Date of orders: 27 September 2023 Decision date: 27 September 2023 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: Naida Isenberg, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is set aside and the Applicant is granted a Category AB firearms licence. Catchwords: LICENSING – firearms – fit and proper person – public interest – very old offences – charges dismissed – allegations of impersonating police unfounded – allegation of attempted suicide or intimidation Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Firearms Act 1996 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 Barlow v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2003] NSWADT 254 Brosowski v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 182 Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor (1995) 131 ALR 657 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 Esterman v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATOD 70 Hill v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2002] NSWADT 218 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 Lee v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2020] NSWCATAS 144 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 Petas v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2013] NSWADT 137 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 Ward v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2000] NSWADT 28 Texts Cited: None Cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Alexander Weisbord (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Applicant: Kramer & Kramer Respondent: Sparke Helmore File Number(s): 2023/00075224 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.