Little -v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2002] NSWADT 237

CITATION: Little -v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2002] NSWADT 237 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Geoffrey Bernard William Little RESPONDENT Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police FILE NUMBER: 013323 HEARING DATES: 28/03/2002 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 10/11/2002 DATE OF DECISION: 11/19/2002

BEFORE: Higgins S - Judicial Member APPLICATION: Security Industry Act - security industry licence -grant of licence - Security industry licence - grant of licence MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED : Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 Police Service Act 1990 Security Industry Act 1997 Waddell v The Commissioner of Police [2001] NSWADT 112 Clugston v Commissioner of Police [1999] NSWADT 112 CASES CITED: Greiner v Independent Commission Against Corruption (1992) 28 NSWLR 125 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Hughes & Vale Pty Ltd v The State of New South Wales (No. 2) 93 CLR 127 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: E Wasilenia, barrister RESPONDENT S Godwin, barrister ORDERS: 1. The Commissioner's decision to refuse Mr Little's application for a Class 1A, Class 1B and Class 1C secuirty licence is set aside; 2. In substitution thereof grant Mr Little a Class 1A, Class 1B and Class 1C security licence under the Security Industry Act.