Hogan v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 289

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hogan v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 289 Hearing dates: 23 August 2023 Date of orders: 02 November 2023 Decision date: 02 November 2023 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: S Montgomery, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is set aside. Catchwords: Administrative Law - Firearms Act - firearms licence - revocation of licence - safe storage requirements - fit and proper person - public interest. Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Firearms Act 1996 Firearms Regulation 2017 Cases Cited: Austin v Commissioner of Fair Trading [2016] NSWCATAP 179 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Barlow v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 254 Brosowski v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSW ADT 182 Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor & Ors (1995) 61 IR 455 Commissioner of Police v Toleafoa [1999] NSWADTAP 9 Constantin v Commissioner of Police [2013] NSWATAP 16 Cook v Commissioner of Police [2003] NSWADT 30 Cusumano v Commissioner of Police [2001] NSWADT 50 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs [1979] AATA 179; (1979) 46 FLR 409 Grant v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAD 158 Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v New South Wales (No.2) [1955] HCA 28 Johns v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2021] NSWCATAD 283 Kalinic v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2006] NSWADT 227 Keegan-Jaques v Commissioner of Police [2017] NSWCATAD 145 Laing v Commissioner of Police New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 315 Martin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 97 Masterson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales [2017] NSWCATAP 206 O'Sullivan v Farrer [1989] HCA 61; (1989) 168 CLR 210 Petas v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2013] NSWADT 137 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: David Wayne Hogan (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Ms J Hopper (Applicant) Solicitors: Davis Faulkner Lawyers (Applicant) Bartier Perry Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2023/00140167 Publication restriction: Nil