Kapani -v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2001] NSWADT 85

CITATION: Kapani -v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2001] NSWADT 85 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Alamaite Kapani RESPONDENT Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service FILE NUMBER: 013020 HEARING DATES: 30/04/2001 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 04/30/2001 DATE OF DECISION: 05/28/2001

BEFORE: Wilson K - 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 LEGISLATION CITED : Security Industry Act 1997 CASES CITED: Botros -v- Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service (2000) NSWADT 6 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: J Taufaeteau, solicitor RESPONDENT J Tunks, solicitor ORDERS: 1. The decision of the Commissioner to revoke the applicant's Class 1A Security Licence is set aside.

Introduction 1 On 30 April 2001 the Tribunal determined that the decision of the Commissioner of Police to revoke the applicantís Class 1A licence under the Security Industry Act 1997 should be revoked. At the time of making this decision the Tribunal indicated that written reasons for the decision would be supplied. The following constitutes the reasons for the decision.

2 On 1 July 1999 a Class 1A licence was issued to the applicant under the Security Industry Act 1997. On 2nd November 2000 a Notice of Revocation of the licence was served on the applicant and his licence ceased to have effect.