Tafengatoto -v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2001] NSWADT 40

CITATION: Tafengatoto -v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2001] NSWADT 40 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Lopati Tafengatoto RESPONDENT Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service FILE NUMBER: 003138 HEARING DATES: 18 July 2000 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 08/02/2000 DATE OF DECISION: 03/15/2001

BEFORE: Lees M - Judicial Member APPLICATION: Security industry licence - revocation or suspension of licence MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter Security Industry Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Security Industry Regulation 1998 Joyce v Commissioner of Police [2000] NSWADT 17 Botros v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service [2000] NSWADT 6 Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales (1953) 93 CLR 127 CASES CITED: Sobey v Commercial Private Agents Board (1979) 22 SASR 70 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond and Ors (1990) 170 CLR 321 Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor and Others (1995) 131 ALR 657 Commissioner of Police v Toleafoa ([1999] NSWADTAP 9 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: In person RESPONDENT J Tunks, Solicitor ORDERS: 1 The Commissioner's decision to revoke Mr Tafengatoto's licence is set aside.

Reasons for Decision

Background 1 This is an Application by Mr Tafengatoto for review by the Administrative Decisions Tribunal ('the Tribunal') of a decision by the Commissioner of Police (the Commissioner' or 'Administrator') to revoke his licence under the Security Industry Act 1997 ('the Act').