Ravenscroft v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2024] NSWCATAD 181

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Ravenscroft v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2024] NSWCATAD 181 Hearing dates: 22 August 2023 Date of orders: 03 July 2024 Decision date: 03 July 2024 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: K Mobbs, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW — firearms licensing — licence revocation — contravention of special condition — contravention of Act or regulations — public interest Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Firearms Regulation 2017 Cases Cited: AML v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADT 5 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 Hoffman v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 89 Joseph v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2017] NSWCA 31 Lynch v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police (GD) [2006] NSWADTAP 43 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 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 Texts Cited: None Cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Gilbert James Ravenscroft (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Mainstone Lawyers (Applicant) Maddocks Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2023/00125808 Publication restriction: Nil