Woodward v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2024] NSWCATAD 25

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Woodward v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2024] NSWCATAD 25 Hearing dates: 17 August 2023 Date of orders: 31 January 2024 Decision date: 31 January 2024 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: K Mobbs, Senior Member Decision: 1. The decision under review is set aside. 2. The Respondent is to grant the Applicant a category AB firearms licence. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Firearms licensing- refusal - public interest Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Firearms Act 1996 Mental Health Act 2007 Cases Cited: AML v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADT 5 Barlow v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 254 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 Cusumano v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service [2001] NSWADT 50 Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith [1991] Vic Rep 6; (1991) 1 VR 63 Director-General, Transport New South Wales v AIC (GD) [2011] NSWADTAP 65 Hoffman v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 89 Kavalieratos v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2014] NSWCATAD 117 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 Smith v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force and NSW Fair Trading [2014] NSWCATAD 184 Su v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 43 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: Donald Woodward (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Applicant (Self-represented) McCullough Robertson Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2023/00122532 Publication restriction: Nil