McVerry v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 179

CITATION: McVerry v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 179 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Ambrose Brenard McVerry RESPONDENT Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service FILE NUMBER: 023313 HEARING DATES: 24/03/2003 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 03/24/2003 DATE OF DECISION: 08/04/2003

BEFORE: Montgomery S - Judicial Member APPLICATION: Firearms Act - firearms licence - revocation of licence or permit - Firearms licence - revocation of licence or permit MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED : Firearms (General) Regulation 1997 Firearms Act 1996 Security Industry Act 1997 Yaghi-v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2001] NSWADT 91 Cusumano v. Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2001] NSWADT 50 O'Sullivan v. Farrer (1989) 168 CLR 210 Commissioner of Police v Toleafoa [1999] NSWADTAP 9 Ward -v- Commissioner of Police [2000] NSWADT 28 CASES CITED: Wilkinson -v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2002] NSWADT 59 Cleofe -v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2001] NSWADT 2 Pantle-v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2001] NSWADT 207 Tolefoa v COP (2000) NSWADT 9 Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor and Others (1995) 131 ALR 657 Phegan v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2002] NSWADT 127 Hart -v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: R Hewson, barrister RESPONDENT C Capper, advocate ORDERS: The Commissioner's decision to revoke Mr. McVerry's Category H firearms licence is affirmed.