Freind v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2024] NSWCATAD 163

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Freind v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2024] NSWCATAD 163 Hearing dates: 8 March 2024; 22 March 2024 Date of orders: 17 June 2024 Decision date: 17 June 2024 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: S Montgomery, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: Administrative Law – firearms – mental health issues - failure to declare – public interest. Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Firearms Act 1996 Cases Cited: 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 Davos v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADT 7 Keane v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police [2008] NSWADT 68 Kocic v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (2014) 88 NSWLR 159 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 Ward v Commissioner of Police [2000] NSWADT 28 Webb v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2004] NSWADT 110 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Brenton Wayne Freind (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Curtin (Respondent)