O’Rourke v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 297

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: O'Rourke v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 297 Hearing dates: 27 October 2023 Date of orders: 9 November 2023 Decision date: 09 November 2023 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: Emeritus Prof G D Walker, Senior Member Decision: Decision under review affirmed. Catchwords: LICENSING – firearms licensing – licence revocation – fit and proper person – public interest – applicant trained for jihad in Australia and Al Qaeda camp in Afghanistan – Soviet-era history – "Jihad Jack" -- served at front in civil war – falsified visa on passport – antiterrorism charges – effluxion of time – media interviews – public confidence in licensing system Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Crimes (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment) Act 1978 (Cth) Criminal Code (Cth) Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Firearms Regulation 2017 (NSW) Passports Act 1938 (Cth). Cases Cited: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond [1990] HCA 33, (1990) 170 CLR 321 Barlow v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 254 Bladen v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2015] NSWCATAD 240 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 316 Bronze Wing International Pty Ltd v SafeWork New South Wales [2017] NSWCA 42 Busutel v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2022] NSWCATAD 384 Constantin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADTAP 16 Cusumano v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2001] NSWADT 50 Director-General, Transport New South Wales v AIC (GD) [2011] NSWADTAP 65 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Thomas [2006] VSC 120 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 2 ALD 60 Hill v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2002] NSWADT 218 Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v New South Wales (No. 2) (1955) 93 CLR 127 Jabbour v Thomas [2006] FMCA 1286 Joseph v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCA 31 Kavalieratos v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAD 117 Kocic v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCA 368; Kogias v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2020] NSWCATAD 297 Mc Donald v Director-General of Social Security [1984] FCA 354, (1988) 1 FCR 354 Martin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 97 Nakad v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAP 10 Re SRHHH and Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2005] AATA 1020 Smith v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force and New South Wales Fair Trading [2014] NSWCATAD 184 R v Thomas [2008] VSC 260 Sterjovski v Director-General, Department of Transport [2002] NSWADT 10 Thomas v Mowbray [2007] HCA 33, (2007) 233 CLR 307 Webb v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2004] NSWADT 110 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jack O'Rourke (Applicant)