AIU v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2012] NSWADT 36

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: AIU v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2012] NSWADT 36 Hearing dates: 4 October 2011,29 November 2011 Decision date: 08 March 2012 Jurisdiction: General Division Before: P. H. Molony, Judicial Member Decision: The Commissioner's decision to revoke AIU's firearms licence be set aside. Catchwords: Firearms Act - firearms licence - revocation - public interest Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Firearms Act 1996 Cases Cited: Aubrey v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2005] NSWADT 266 Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith (1991) 1 VR 63 Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Limited v O'Connor and Ors (1995) 131 ALR 657 Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service v Toleafoa [1999] NSWADTAP 9 Ward v Commissioner of Police (2000) NSWADT 28 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Applicant - AIU Respondent - Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force Representation: Applicant in person Respondent - C Zoppo File Number(s): 113163 Publication restriction: S 75(2) of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 - order prohibiting the disclosure or publication of the name of the Applicant and his wife.

REasons for decision

Anonymisation 1The Tribunal has made an order under s 75(2) of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 prohibiting the publication of the Applicant's name or that of his wife. That order was made because the evidence and this decision traverses matters affecting her mental health, which the parties and Tribunal considered should not be publicly disclosed. As a result the Applicant's name had been anonymised.