Field v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2004] NSWADTAP 52

Appeal Panel - Internal

CITATION: Field v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2004] NSWADTAP 52 APPELLANT PARTIES: Michael Thomas Field RESPONDENT Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police FILE NUMBER: 049020 HEARING DATES: 11/08/04 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 08/11/2004 DATE OF DECISION: 11/26/2004

Field v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police (2004) NSWADT82 DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: O'Connor K - DCJ (President); Molony P - Judicial Member; Bolt M - Non Judicial Member CATCHWORDS: statutory interpretation MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 033304 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 04/30/2004 Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 Firearms Act 1996 Firearms (General) Regulation 1997 Andrew William Godfrey (by his tutor Carol Ruth Godfrey) and Carol Ruth Godfrey v New South Wales (No 1) [2003] NSWSC 160 Bennett v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police [2004] NSWADT 187 Clyne v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2004] NSWADT 52 Finlay v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service [2004] NSWADT 152 CASES CITED: Fraser v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police [2004] NSWADT 184 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 505 Nixon v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2000] NSWADT 76 Voros v Janosne; Estate of Anna Gdyro [2000] NSWSC 1166 Weal v Bottom (1966) 40 ALJR 436 Webeck v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2004] NSWADT 229 APPELLANT REPRESENTATION: G Sundstrom, counsel RESPONDENT P McLaughlin, solicitor ORDERS: 1. Decision under appeal set aside; 2. Application remitted to the Tribunal differently constituted.