Waddell -v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [No 2] [2001] NSWADT 112

CITATION: Waddell -v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [No 2] [2001] NSWADT 112 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT PARTIES: James McBeath Waddell RESPONDENT Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service FILE NUMBER: 003214 HEARING DATES: 29/11/2000, 27/03/2001, 28/03/2001 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 03/28/2001 DATE OF DECISION: 06/29/2001

BEFORE: Hennessy N (Deputy President) APPLICATION: Security Industry Act - security industry licence -grant of licence - Security industry licence - grant of licence MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 Security Industry Act 1997 Clugston -v- Commissioner of Police [1999] NSWADT 112 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 94 ALR 11 Petracaro v Commissioner of Consumer Affairs (1994) 62 SASR 387 CASES CITED: Ex parte Meagher (1920) 36 WN (NSW) 175 Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v The State of New South Wales (1955) 93 CLR 127 Holpitt Pty Ltd v Varimu Pty Ltd & Others (1991) 103 ALR 684 Charteris (No. 2) -v- General Manager, Leichhardt Municipal Council [2000] NSWADT 109 Sloey v State Transit Authority [1999] NSWADT 40 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: N Confos, barrister RESPONDENT D Godwin, barrister ORDERS: 1. The decision of the Commissioner of Police to refuse to grant Mr Waddell classess A, B and C security industry licences is affirmed; 2. No order as to costs.