GWJ v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2025] NSWCATAD 41

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: GWJ v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2025] NSWCATAD 41 Hearing dates: 11 April 2024 Date of orders: 13 February 2025 Decision date: 13 February 2025 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: K Mobbs, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed Catchwords: LICENSING – firearms – licence revocation – denial of attempt to commit suicide or self-harm – public interest – fitness and propriety- risk Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Firearms Regulation 2017 (NSW) Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) Mental Health Regulation 2019 (NSW) Cases Cited: AML v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADT 5 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Barlow v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 254 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 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 Director-General, Transport New South Wales v AIC (GD) [2011] NSWADTAP 65, [37] DMC v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2018] NSWCATAD 219 Hoffman v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 89 Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v New South Wales (No. 2) (1955) 93 CLR 127 Keys v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 91 Laing v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 315 Leatham v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 121 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 Ravenscroft v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2024] NSWCATAD 181 Shi v Migration Agents Registration Authority (2008) 235 CLR 286; [2008] HCA 31 Smith v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force and NSW Fair Trading [2014] NSWCATAD 184 Smith v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force and NSW Fair Trading [2014] NSWCATAD 184 Sobey v Commercial and Private Agents Board (1979) 22 SASR 70 Sobey v Commercial and Private Agents Board (1979) 22 SASR 70 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 Weckert v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2011] NSWADT 197 Texts Cited: Extract from Manual of Use and Interpretation of Pathology Tests published by the Royal College of Pathologists of Australia. Category: Principal judgment Parties: GWJ (Applicant)