Joyce -v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2000] NSWADT 17

CITATION: Joyce -v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2000] NSWADT 17 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT Paul Joyce PARTIES: RESPONDENT Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service FILE NUMBER: 993122 HEARING DATES: 26/11/99 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 11/26/1999 DATE OF DECISION: 03/01/2000

BEFORE: Hennessy N (Deputy President) APPLICATION: Security Industry Act - security industry licence -grant of licence - Security industry licence - grant of licence MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter LEGISLATION CITED : Security Industry Act 1997 Pollard -v- Commonwealth D P P (1992) 28 NSWLR 659 CASES CITED: Doyle -v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service (2000] NSWADTAP 1 R -v- Alexander William Madden No 60547 of 1994 (4) and (5) Bourke -v- Commissioner of Police (1998) NSWADT APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: B Niven, barrister RESPONDENT S Johnson, solicitor ORDERS: 1. Decision of respondent to refuse to grant licence is affirmed.

Background 1 Mr Joyce applied to the Tribunal to review a decision made by a delegate of the Commissioner of Police. The decision was to refuse his application for a Class 2 security licence because he had been convicted of a prescribed offence involving fraud dishonesty or stealing.

2 Mr Joyce was convicted of the offence of "goods in custody" under s 527C of the Crimes Act 1900 on 3 March 1993. He pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined $100.00.