Sorensen v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2024] NSWCATAD 375

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Sorensen v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2024] NSWCATAD 375 Hearing dates: 16 July 2024 Date of orders: 12 December 2024 Decision date: 12 December 2024 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: S Montgomery, Senior Member Decision: (1) An oral hearing on the issue of costs is dispensed with under section 50(2) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013. (2) The Respondent's application for costs is dismissed. Catchwords: Administrative Law – Firearms licence application – application withdrawn - Costs Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Cases Cited: Grasso v The Owners Strata Plan No. 52399 [2022] NSWCATAP 91 The Owners-Strata Plan No 53865 v JPG Investments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2024] NSWCATAP 67 Category: Costs Parties: Andrew Sorensen (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Self-represented (Applicant) Maddocks (Respondent) File Number(s): 2022/00213206 Publication restriction: Nil

Reasons for Decision

Introduction 1. The substantive proceedings concerned the administrative review of a decision made by a delegate of the Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force ("the Respondent"), to refuse an application made by Andrew Sorensen ("the Applicant") for a category AB firearms licence under the Firearms Act 1996 ("the Act"). 2. The matter was listed for hearing on 16 July 2024. On 26 June 2024, the Respondent lodged an application for dismissal of the proceedings on the basis that the proceedings were misconceived. 3. The Applicant withdrew his application on the day of the hearing. 4. The Respondent lodged an application for costs following the Applicant's withdrawal of his application. That application is the subject of this decision.