Chattwal v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 338

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Chattwal v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 338 Hearing dates: 11 May 2023 Date of orders: 22 December 2023 Decision date: 22 December 2023 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: K Mobbs, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: LICENSING - firearms – safe storage contravention –licence revocation – whether or not in the public interest for applicant to hold a licence. Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Firearms Act 1996 Firearms Regulation 2017 Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 Cases Cited: Bevan v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2004] NSWADT 1 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 Constantin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADTAP 16 CXJ v Commissioner of Police [2017] NSWCATAD 39 Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith [1991] Vic Rep 6; (1991) 1 VR 63 Jameson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2019] NSWCATAD 25 Lynch v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police (GD) [2006] NSWADTAP 43 Mallon v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2022] NSW CATAD 325 McDonald v Director-General of Social Security (1984) 1 FCR 354 at 357 Nakad v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAP 10 O'Sullivan v Farrer [1989] HCA 61; (1989) 168 CLR 210 Polyzogopoulos v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2001] NSWADT 166 Shi v Migration Agents Registration Authority [2008] HCA 31 Uzelac v Commissioner of Police [2003] NSWADT 226 Yaghi v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2001] NSWADT 91 Texts Cited: Not cited. Category: Principal judgment Parties: Paramvir Singh Chattwal (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Hartmann & Associates Solicitors (Applicant) McCullough Robertson Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2022/00378421 Publication restriction: Nil