GGK v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2024] NSWCATAD 78

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: GGK v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2024] NSWCATAD 78 Hearing dates: 27 November 2023 Date of orders: 22 March 2024 Decision date: 22 March 2024 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: S Montgomery, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: Administrative Law – firearms licensing – licence revocation – public interest – fitness and propriety - attempted suicide – mental health - risk. Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Firearms Act 1996 Firearms Regulation 2017 Mental Health Act 2007 Cases Cited: Allan v Commissioner of Police [2008] NSWADT 230 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Barlow v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 254 BSR v Office of the Children's Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 264 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 Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v New South Wales (No. 2) (1955) 93 CLR 127 Kavalieratos v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAD 117 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 Sweet v Commissioner of Police. NSW Police Service [2000] NSWADT 185 Ward v Commissioner of Police [2000] NSWADT 28 Webb v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2004] NSWADT 110 Wynne v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2024] NSWCATAD 67 Category: Principal judgment Parties: GGK (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Applicant (Self-Represented)