McKinnon v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2024] NSWCATAD 55

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: McKinnon v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2024] NSWCATAD 55 Hearing dates: 30 May 2023 Date of orders: 29 February 2024 Decision date: 29 February 2024 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 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Firearms Act 1996 Cases Cited: AML v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADT 5 Bottomley v Commissioner of Police [2005] NSWADT 211 Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor (No 2) (1995) 131 ALR 657 Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service v Toleafoa [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 Esterman v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2014] NSWCATOD 70 Finlay v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAD 5 Hoffman v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 89 Jameson v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2019] NSWCATAD 25 Joseph v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCA 31 Legallant v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 47 Lynch v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police (GD) [2006] NSWADTAP 43 Mallon v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2022] NSWCATAD 325 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 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, Ministry of Police [2003] NSWADT 226 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 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mark John McKinnon (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Hartmann and Associates (Applicant) Maddocks Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2022/00238766 Publication restriction: 1. Pursuant to s 64(1)(c) of the NCAT Act, the publication of the Confidential Material and Confidential Statements, or matters contained in the Confidential Material and the Confidential Statements is prohibited.