Coen-Graham v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2024] NSWCATAD 52

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Coen-Graham v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2024] NSWCATAD 52 Hearing dates: 25 and 26 September 2023 Date of orders: 26 February 2024 Decision date: 26 February 2024 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: S Montgomery, Senior Member Decision: Matter 2023/00111555 The decision to revoke John Coen-Graham's Category AB firearms licence is affirmed. Matter 2023/00111571 The decision to revoke Esther Coen-Graham's Category AB firearms licence is set aside. Catchwords: Administrative Law - licensing - firearms - revocation of licence - mental health - living or domestic circumstances - fit and proper person - public interest Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Firearms Act 1996 Cases Cited: Austin v Commissioner of Fair Trading [2016] NSWCATAP 179 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Barlow v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 254 Chaaban v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 93 Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor and Others (1995) 131 ALR 657 Constantin v Commissioner of Police [2013] NSWADTAP 16 Cusumano v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service [2001] NSWADT 50 Director-General, Transport New South Wales v AIC (GD) [2011] NSWADTAP 65 HG v The Queen (1999) 197 CLR 414 Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v New South Wales (No. 2) (1955) 93 CLR 127 Keane v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police [2008] NSWADT 68 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 Smith v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force and NSW Fair Trading [2014] NSWCATAD 184 Sobey v Commercial and Private Agents Board (1979) 22 SASR 70 Ward v Commissioner of Police [2000] NSWADT 28 Webb v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2004] NSWADT 110 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: John Isaac Coen-Graham (Applicant 1) Esther Joy Coen-Graham (Applicant 2) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Legalbit Pty Ltd (Applicants 1 and 2) Crown Solicitor (Respondent) File Number(s): 2023/00111555 and 2023/00111571 Publication restriction: Section 64 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 applies to those paragraphs of these reasons identified as [Not for publication]. That material is not to be released to the public.