Burn v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2025] NSWCATAD 52

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Burn v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2025] NSWCATAD 52 Hearing dates: 25 October 2023 and 21 November 2023 Date of orders: 28 February 2025 Decision date: 28 February 2025 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: K Mobbs, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: LICENSING - firearms - refusal – aggressive behaviour –fitness and propriety – whether or not in the public interest for applicant to hold a licence. Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Firearms Regulation 2017 (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 Burn v Commissioner of Police [2022] NSWCATAD 197 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 Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force v Lee [2016] NSWCATAP 234 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 DMC v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2018] NSWCATAD 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 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 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 Sobey v Commercial and Private Agents Board (1979) 22 SASR 70 Stamatelatos v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2018] NSWCATAD 156 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 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Tania Burn (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Applicant (Self-represented) McCullough Robertson (Respondent) File Number(s): 2022/00043132 Publication restriction: (1) Pursuant to s 64(1)(c) of the NCAT Act, the publication of (a) any evidence given during any Private Hearing, (b) the Confidential Documents and the Confidential Affidavit and (c) matters contained in the Confidential Documents and the Confidential Affidavit, Is prohibited.