Testoni -v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 29

CITATION: Testoni -v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 29 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT PARTIES: John Anthony Testoni RESPONDENT Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service FILE NUMBER: 013296 HEARING DATES: 08/03/2002, 26/04/2002 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 08/16/2002 DATE OF DECISION: 02/17/2003

BEFORE: Lees M - Judicial Member APPLICATION: Security Industry Act - security industry licence - revocation or suspension of licence - Security industry licence - revocation or suspension of licence MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED : Security Industry Act 1997 Security Industry Regulation 1998 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Bourke & Ors v The New South Wales Commissioner of Police [1998] NSWADT 1 Hargreaves v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service [1999] NSWADT 64 Winika v Commissioner of Police [2001] NSW ADT 8 CASES CITED: Maha Pese v Commissioner of Police [2001] NSW ADT 67 Sobey v Commercial Private Agent's Board [1979] 22 SASR 70 Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales (1953) 93 CLR 127 Joyce -v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service (GD) [2000] NSWADTAP 17 Sobey v Commercial Private Agents Board (1979) 22 SASR 70 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond and Ors (1990) 170 CLR 321 APPLICANT In person REPRESENTATION: RESPONDENT 08/03/2002: C Dawes, Solicitor 26/04/2002: P Sternberg, Barrister ORDERS: The Commissioner's decision to revoke Mr Testoni's security industry licence based first on s. 26(1)(a) and second on s. 26(1)(c) of the Security Industry Act, is set aside.