Zreika v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2024] NSWCATAD 361

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Zreika v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2024] NSWCATAD 361 Hearing dates: 5 October 2023 and 27 November 2023 Date of orders: 2 December 2024 Decision date: 02 December 2024 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: K Mobbs, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: LICENSING - firearms ––licence revocation –public interest – fit and proper person. Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Firearms Regulation 2017 (NSW) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) Cases Cited: AML v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADT 5 Bettington v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAP Busutel v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2022] NSWCATAD 384 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 Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force v Lee [2016] NSWCATAP 234 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 DMC v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2018] NSWCATAD 219 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 Kammoun v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2021] NSWCATAD 273 Keegan-Jaques v Commissioner of Police [2017] NSWCATAD 145 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 Pendrick v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (No 2) [2022] NSWCATAD 27 Saxby v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 275 Shi v Migration Agents Registration Authority (2008) 235 CLR 286; [2008] HCA 31 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: Rashid Zreika (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Ghabrial (Applicant)