Jacobs v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police (GD) [2003] NSWADTAP 55

Appeal Panel - Internal

CITATION: Jacobs v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police (GD) [2003] NSWADTAP 55 APPELLANT PARTIES: Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service RESPONDENT Kevin George Jacobs FILE NUMBER: 039057 HEARING DATES: 03/11/03 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 11/03/2003 DATE OF DECISION: 11/07/2003

Jacobs v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: Hennessy N - Magistrate (Acting President); Montgomery S - Judicial Member; Blake C - Member CATCHWORDS: statutory interpretation MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 023285 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 07/31/2003 Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 Security Industry Act 1997 Securities Industry Regulations 1998 Collins v Wilcock [1984] 1 WLR 1172; 3 All ER 374 CASES CITED: Fitzgerald v Kennard (1995) 38 NSWLR 184 R v Court (1989) 1 AC 28 APPELLANT REPRESENTATION: C Capper, agent RESPONDENT No appearance ORDERS: The Tribunal's order setting aside the Commissioner's decision to refuse Mr Jacob's application for a class 1A licence is set aside. In substitution for that decision, the Appeal Panel affirms the Commissioner's decision to refuse Mr Jacobs' application for a class 1A licence