Brett -v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2002] NSWADT 115

CITATION: Brett -v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2002] NSWADT 115 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Kenneth William Brett RESPONDENT Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service FILE NUMBER: 013156 HEARING DATES: 16/08/2001 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 11/23/2001 DATE OF DECISION: 07/04/2002

BEFORE: Lees M - Judicial Member APPLICATION: Firearms Act - firearms licence - revocation of licence or permit - Firearms licence - revocation of licence or permit MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Firearms (General) Regulation 1997 Firearms Act 1996 Manda v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2001] NSWADT 13 Sweet v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2000] NSWADT 185 Pointon v Walkley [1951] S.A.S.R. 121 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Incorporated Law Institute of New South Wales v Meagher (1909) 9 CLR 655 CASES CITED: Wilkinson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2002] NSW ADT 59 Herbohn v NZI Life Ltd [1998] QSC 122 O'Sullivan v. Farrer (1989) 168 CLR 210 Commissioner of Police v Toleafoa [1999] NSWADTAP 9 Ward v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2000] NSWADT 28 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: In person RESPONDENT J Klarica, advocate ORDERS: The decision of the Commissioner of Police to revoke Mr Brett's firearms licence is set aside.