Ying v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 295

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Ying v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 295 Hearing dates: 21 April 2023 Date of orders: 8 November 2023 Decision date: 08 November 2023 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: K Ransome, Senior Member Decision: 1. The decision to refuse the applicant's Category AB firearms licence is set aside. 2. The respondent is to grant the applicant a Category AB firearms licence Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW – application for firearms licence – prior charge of failing to store firearms safely – whether not in the public interest for applicant to hold a licence Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Firearms Act 1996 Firearms Regulation 1997 Cases Cited: Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor and Others (1995) ALR 657 Commissioner of Police v Toleafoa [1999] NSWADTAP 9 Constantin v Commissioner of Police [2013] NSWADTAP 16 Cooper v Commissioner of Police [2022] NSWCATAD 195 Cusumano v Commissioner of Police [2001] NSWADT 50 Dale v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2019] NSWCATAD 134 Hill v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2002] NSWADT 218 Jameson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2019] NSWCATAD 25 Kavalieratos v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAD 117 Keegan Jacques v Commissioner of Police [2017] NSWCATAD 145 Kopco v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2018] NSWCATAD 124 Laing v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 315 Martin v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2010] NSWADT 276 Martin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 97 Masterson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales [2017] NSWCATAP 206 Nakad v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2014] NSWCATAP 10 O'Brien v Commissioner of Police [2022] NSWCATAD 259 Stamatelatos v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2018] NSWCATAD 156 Tannous v Commissioner of Police [2011] NSWADT 116 Uzelac v Commissioner of Police [2003] NSWADT 226 Ward v Commissioner of Police [2000] NSWADT 28 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Yue Jun Ying (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Lowe (Applicant)