Dombkins v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2024] NSWCATAD 45

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Dombkins v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2024] NSWCATAD 45 Hearing dates: 24 April 2023 Date of orders: 21 February 2024 Decision date: 21 February 2024 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: K Ransome, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW – contraventions of safe storage requirements – whether in the public interest for the applicant to hold a firearms licence – whether applicant a fit and proper person Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Firearms Act 1996 Cases Cited: AJO v Director-General of Transport [2012] NSWADT 101 Austin v Commissioner for Fair Trading & Commissioner of Police [2016] NSWCATAP 179 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor and Others (1995) 131 ALR 657 Commissioner of Police v EMB [2021] NSWCATAP 63 Commissioner of Police v Toleafoa [1999] NSWADTAP 9 Constantin v Commissioner of Police [2013] NSWADTAP 16 Cusumano v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service [2011] NSWADT 50 Davos v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2013] NSWADT 7 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 Kopco v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2018] NSWCATAD 124 Laing v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 315 Lee v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAD 144 Martin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 97 Masterson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales [2017] NSWCATAP 206 Meacham v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAP 107 Metleg v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 17 Phegan v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2002] NSWADT 127 Rial v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAP 162 Smith v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2014] NSWCATAD 184 Sobey v Commercial and Private Agents Board (1979) 22 SASR 70 Tannous v Commissioner of Police [2011] NSWADT 116 Uzelac v Commissioner of Police [2003] NSWADT 226 Ward v Commissioner of Police [2000] NSWADT 28 Sullivan v Civil Aviation Authority (2014) 22 FCR 555 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Gregory Dombkins (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Applicant (Self-represented) McCullough Robertson Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2022/00379405 Publication restriction: Nil