Clift v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 269

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Clift v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 269 Hearing dates: 20 July 2023 Date of orders: 18 October 2023 Decision date: 18 October 2023 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: S Montgomery, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed Catchwords: Administrative Law – Firearms Act - firearms licence - revocation of licence - conditional release order – safe storage requirements. Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Firearms Act 1996 Cases Cited: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Barlow v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 254 Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor and Others (1995) 131 ALR 657 Constantin v Commissioner of Police [2013] NSWADTAP 16 Cusumano v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service [2001] NSWADT 50 Director-General, Transport New South Wales v AIC (GD) [2011] NSWADTAP 65 Grant v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAD 158 Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v New South Wales (No. 2) (1955) 93 CLR 127 Johns v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2021] NSWCATAD 283 Kalinic v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2006] NSWADT 227 Keane v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police [2008] NSWADT 68 Martin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 97 Masterson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales [2017] NSWCATAP 206 Meacham v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAP 107 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Pochi (1980) 44 FLR 41 Smith v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force and NSW Fair Trading [2014] NSWCATAD 184 Sobey v Commercial and Private Agents Board (1979) 22 SASR 70 Sullivan v Civil Aviation Authority (2014) 22 FCR 555; [2014] FCAFC 93 Ward v Commissioner of Police [2000] NSWADT 28 Webb v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2004] NSWADT 110 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Toby Clift (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Birch (Respondent)