Slager v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2025] NSWCATAD 20

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Slager v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2025] NSWCATAD 20 Hearing dates: 7 June 2024 Date of orders: 16 January 2025 Decision date: 16 January 2025 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: K Ransome, Principal Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW – application for firearms licence – previous convictions for drug offences – confidential material provided by respondent - whether applicant fit and proper person – whether in the public interest Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Firearms Act 1996 Cases Cited: AJO v Director-General of Transport [2012] NSWADT 101 Austin v Commissioner for Fair Trading & Commissioner of Police [2016] NSWCATAP 179 Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor and Others (1995) 131 ALR 657 Commissioner of Police v EMB [2021] NSWCATAP 63 Commissioner of Police v Toleafoa [1999] NSWADTAP 9 Constantin v Commissioner of Police [2013] NSWADTAP 16 Cusumano v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service [2011] NSWADT 50 Dale v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2019] NSWCATAD 134 Firmin v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2022] NSWCATAD 326 Grant v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAD 158 Hill v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2002] NSWADT 218 Kavalieratos v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAD 117 Kopco v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2018] NSWCATAD 124 Laing v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 315 Lee v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAD 144 Martin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 97 Martin v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2010] NSWADT 276 Masterson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales [2017] NSWCATAP 206 Meacham v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAP 107 Metleg v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 17 Nakad v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2014] NSWCATAP 1 Rial v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAP 162 Romanos v Commissioner of Police [2019] NSWCATAD Smith v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2014] NSWCATAD 184 Tannous v Commissioner of Police [2011] NSWADT 116 Ward v Commissioner of Police [2000] NSWADT 28 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mark Slager (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force, (Respondent) Representation: Applicant (self-represented)