Skara -v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2000] NSWADT 178

CITATION: Skara -v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2000] NSWADT 178 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT Angelko Skara PARTIES: RESPONDENT Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service FILE NUMBER: 003242 HEARING DATES: 22/09/2000 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 09/22/2000 DATE OF DECISION: 12/01/2000

BEFORE: Rice 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 LEGISLATION CITED : Firearms Act 1996 Firearms (General) Regulation 1997 Ward v Commissioner of Police [2000] NSWADT 28 Nasr -v- Commissioner of Police [2000] NSWADT 138 R v Miller [1954]2 AllER 529 Toleafoa (No 2) v Commissioner of Police [2000] NSWADT 48 Sobey v Commercial Private Agents Board (1979) 22 SASR 40 CASES CITED: Ziems v The Prothonotary of The Supreme Court of New South Wales (1957) 97 CLR at 302 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal -v- Bond (1990) 94 ALR 11 Howells -v- Commissioner of Police [2000] NSWADT 120 O'Sullivan v Farrer (1989) 168 CL.R 210 Queensland Electricity Commission and Ors Ex parte Electrical Trades Union of Australia (1987) 72 ALR 1 Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor and Others (1995) 131 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: M Graham, barrister RESPONDENT J Tunks, solicitor ORDERS: 1. The decision of the Commissioner of Police to revoke the applicant's licence to possess and use a firearm under the Firearms Act 1996 is set aside; 2. In substitution the decision is made not to revoke the applicant's licence to possess and use a firearm under the Firearms Act 1996; 3. No award of costs; 4. Direct that the Exhibits numbered 1 to 6 inclusive be returned to the applicant.