Sporting Shooters Association (SSA) v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police [2006] NSWADT 300

Set aside by Appeal : Set aside by Appeal on 7 March 2007: Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police v Macdonald (GD) [2007] NSWADTAP 13

CITATION: Sporting Shooters Association (SSA) v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police [2006] NSWADT 300

DIVISION: General Division

APPLICANT PARTIES: Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (NSW) Illawarra Branch Inc RESPONDENT Commissioner of Police, NSW Police

FILE NUMBER: 063056

HEARING DATES: 22 June 2006

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 09/30/2006

DATE OF DECISION: 10/26/2006

BEFORE: Molony P - Judicial Member

CATCHWORDS: Firearms Act - firearms licence - issue of licence or permit - Firearms licence - issue of licence or permit

MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter

Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Firearms (General) Regulation 1997 Firearms (General) Regulation 2006 Firearms Act 1996

Commonwealth v Baume (1905) 2 CLR 405 Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1981) 147 CLR 297 CASES CITED: Kingston v Keprose Pty Ltd (1987) 11 NSWLR 404 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; 153.ALR.490 R v Berchet (1688) 89 ER 480 Stock v Frank Jones (Tipton) Ltd [1978] 1 WLR 231238;[1978] 1 All ER 948

S Mainstone, solicitor REPRESENTATION: A Vendetti, agent

ORDERS: The decision under review is set aside.; Mr MacDonald's application for firearms dealers licence, limited to category A and B firearms and authorising him, in his capacity as club armourer, to undertake the activities specified in s.8 that may be conferred on a club armourer, at the address specified in his application, is granted.