Star Training Academy Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2025] NSWCATOD 6

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Star Training Academy Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2025] NSWCATOD 6 Hearing dates: 16 – 19 October 2023, 23 – 26 October 2023, 30 October – 2 November 2023, 9 November 2023, 21 November 2023, 23 November 2023, 5 – 7 December 2023, 13 December 2023, 2 May 2024, 6 May 2024 Date of orders: 21 January 2025 Decision date: 21 January 2025 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: D Dinnen, Senior Member Decision: (1) The Respondent's decision to revoke the Applicant's Master Security Licence is affirmed. (2) The 24 August 2022 stay of the Respondent's decision is lifted 28 days after the date of this decision. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW – trades – licensing of particular trades – security industry – master security licence – revocation – suitability to hold master security licence – fit and proper person – public interest – provision of false and misleading records to regulators Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Fines Act 1996 (NSW) Migration Act 1958 (Cth) National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 (Cth) Public Health Act 2010 (NSW) Public Health (COVID-19 Restrictions on Gathering and Movement) Order (No 4) 2020 (NSW) Security Industry Act 1997 (NSW) Security Industry Regulation 2016 (NSW) Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015 (Cth) Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (NSW) Cases Cited: AJO v Director-General, Department of Transport (NSW) [2012] NSWADT 101 Austin v Commissioner of Fair Trading & Commissioner of Police [2016] NSWCATAP 179 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321; [1990] HCA 33 Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) v Hellicar (2012) 247 CLR 345; [2012] HCA 17 Axiotis v Commissioner of Police [2004] NSWADT 112 Bannister v Walton (1993) 30 NSWLR 699 Bercove v Hermes (No 3) (1983) 51 ALR 109 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336; [1938] HCA 34 Bronze Wing Ammunition Pty Ltd v SafeWork NSW (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 988 Bronze Wing International Pty Ltd v SafeWork NSW [2017] NSWCA 41 Bushell v Repatriation Commission (1992) 175 CLR 408; [1992] HCA 47 Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor (1995) 131 ALR 657 Commissioner of Police v EMB [2021] NSWCATAP 63 Commissioner of Police v Fakhouri [2021] NSWCATAP 226 Commissioner of Police v Toleafoa [1999] NSWADTAP 9 Constantin v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2013] NSWADTAP 16 Cusumano v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service [2001] NSWADT 50 Damjanovic v York Agencies Pty Ltd [2003] NSWCA 222 Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith [1991] 1 VR 63 DMC v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2018] NSWCATAD 219 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 46 FLR 409; [1979] AATA 179 Frugtniet v Australian Securities and Investments Commission (2019) 266 CLR 250; [2019] HCA 16 FRW v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATOD 21 Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v New South Wales (No 2) (1955) 93 CLR 127; [1955] HCA 28 In the application of Roderick Mackay Sutherland and Sule Arnautovic [2014] NSWSC 821 Jeans v Cleary [2006] NSWSC 647 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Kuhl v Zurich Financial Services Australia Ltd (2011) 243 CLR 361; [2011] HCA 11 Ling v Pang [2023] NSWCA 112 Lynch v Commissioner of Police (GD) [2006] NSWADTAP 43 McDonald v Director-General of Social Security (1984) 1 FCR 354 Meacham v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAP 107 Melbourne v The Queen (1999) 198 CLR 1; [1999] HCA 32 Metleg v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 17 Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs v Western Australia (1996) 67 FCR 40; [1996] FCA 395 Morgan v Babcock and Wilcox Ltd (1929) 43 CLR 163 Mt Gibson Manager Pty Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (1997) 81 FCR 335 Nakad v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2014] NSWCATAP 10 Neat Holdings Pty Ltd v Karajan Holdings Pty Ltd [1992] HCA 66; (1992) 67 ALJR 170 O'Sullivan v Farrer (1989) 168 CLR 210; [1989] HCA 61 R v Connell; Ex parte Hetton Bellbird Collieries Ltd (No 2) (1944) 69 CLR 407 R v War Pensions Entitlement Appeal Tribunal; Ex parte Bott (1933) 50 CLR 228; [1933] HCA 30 Re Barbaro and Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1980) 3 ALD 1 Re Houvardas and Tax Agents' Board of New South Wales (1991) 23 ALD 505 Re Kevin and Minister for Capital Territory (1979) 2 ALD 238 Re Pochi and Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs [1979] AATA 64; (1979) 36 FLR 482 Re Russell and Secretary, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs [2011] AATA 52 Rejfek v McElroy (1965) 112 CLR 517; [1965] HCA 46 Smith v Commissioner of Police & NSW Fair Trading [2014] NSWCATAD 184 Sobey v Commercial and Private Agents Board (1979) 22 SASR 70 Soliman v University of Technology, Sydney (2012) 207 FCR 277; [2012] FCAFC 146 STAR Training Academy Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATOD 166 STAR Training Academy Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAP 370 Star Training Academy Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Police (NSW) [2023] NSWSC 153 SZBEL v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2006) 228 CLR 152; [2006] HCA 63 Texts Cited: Hon. J.D. Heydon QC, Cross on Evidence, Australian Edition (Looseleaf; LexisNexis) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Star Training Academy Pty Ltd (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J King (Applicant) Z Heger SC with A Hammond (Respondent)