Almasi v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 312

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Almasi v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 312 Hearing dates: 6 April 2023 Date of orders: 8 December 2023 Decision date: 08 December 2023 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: K Mobbs, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: LICENSING – firearms – refusal of licence – criminal history– traffic history – aggressive behaviour – public interest Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Firearms Act 1996 Cases Cited: AML v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADT 5 Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor (1995) 131 ALR 657 Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service v Toloeafoa [1999] NSWADTAP 9 Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force v Lee [2016] NSWCATAP 234 Constantin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADTAP 16 Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith [1991] Vic Rep 6; (1991) 1 VR 63 Hoffman v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 89 Kammoun v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2021] NSWCATAD 273 Keegan-Jaques v Commissioner of Police [2017] NSWCATAD 145 Martin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 97 Masterson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAP 206 McDonald v Director-General of Social Security (1984) 1 FCR 354 Nakad v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAP 10 O'Sullivan v Farrer [1989] HCA 61; (1989) 168 CLR 210 Shi v Migration Agents Registration Authority [2008] HCA 31 Ward v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2000] NSWADT 28 Webb v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2004] NSWADT 110 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Josip Nedjeljko Almasi (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Applicant (Self-Represented) Maddocks Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2022/00355944 Publication restriction: Nil