Rush v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2024] NSWCATAD 369

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Rush v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2024] NSWCATAD 369 Hearing dates: 3 December 2024 Date of orders: 10 December 2024 Decision date: 10 December 2024 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: Emeritus Prof G D Walker, Senior Member Decision: (1) Decision under review set aside. (2) A category A firearms licence is to be issued to the applicant. Catchwords: LICENSING – firearms licensing – licence refusal – public interest – mental health – self-harm. Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) Cases Cited: Allan v Commissioner of Police [2008] NSWADT 230; AML v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADT 5; Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 316; Bronze Wing International Pty Ltd v SafeWork New South Wales [2017] NSWCA 42; Constantin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADTAP 16; Cusumano v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2001] NSWADT 50; Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 2 ALD 60; Hayes v Commissioner of Police [2022] NSWCATAD 234; Heywood v Commissioner of police, New South Wales Police Force [2024] NSWCATAD 122; Hoffman v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 89; Kavalieratos v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAD 117; Keegan-Jaques v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 145; Laing v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 315; McDonald v Director-General, Social Services (1984) FCA 57, (1984) 1 FCR 354; 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; Nakad v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAP 10; Sterjovski v Director-General, of Transport [2002] NSWADT 10; Ward v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2000] NSWADT 28; Watkin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2022] NSWCATAD 393; Webb v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2004] NSWADT 110; Zaroun v Commissioner of Police [2022] NSWCATAD 262. Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mr Kyle W. Rush (Applicant)