NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 49 NSWLR 171
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Abela v State of New South Wales [2000] NSWCA 140 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40977/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 31/05/00 JUDGMENT DATE : 6 June 2000
Joan Frances Abela (First Appellant) PARTIES : Horsley Park Gun Shop Pty Ltd ACN 003 914 850 (Second Appellant) The State of New South Wales (Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Meagher JA at 2; Fitzgerald JA at 3
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court LOWER COURT 30035/98 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT McInerney J JUDICIAL OFFICER :
COUNSEL : D.F. Jackson QC / J.S. Van Aalst (Appellant) A.S. Bell / N. Beaumont (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Lacey Speiser & Co (Appellant) Crown Solicitor's Office (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : Statutory Interpretation - whether an offence under the Firearms Regulation 1990 is a 'prescribed offence' for the purposes of cl 5(a) of the Firearms (General) Regulation 1990 - whether a conviction for failure to secure firearms related to the 'possession or use' of a firearm - D LEGISLATION CITED : Firearms Act 1990 Firearms (General) Regulation 1990 DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs.
THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40977/98 SC 30035/98 MASON P MEAGHER JA FITZGERALD JA
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