Romeo v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2024] NSWCATAD 364

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Romeo v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2024] NSWCATAD 364 Hearing dates: 27 September 2023 Date of orders: 3 December 2024 Decision date: 03 December 2024 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: K Mobbs, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: Administrative Law – Firearms licencing - refusal – public interest – fit and proper person – safe storage contravention Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Cases Cited: AML v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADT 5 Bottomley v Commissioner of Police [2005] NSWADT 211 Carpenter v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 163 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 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 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) 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: Daniel Romeo (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Hartmann and Associates (Applicant) Bartier Perry Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2023/00080141 Publication restriction: 1. Pursuant to s 64(1)(c) of the NCAT Act, the publication of the Confidential Material and Confidential Statement or matters contained in the Confidential Material or Confidential Statement is prohibited.