Azzopardi v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADT 205

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Azzopardi v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADT 205 Hearing dates: 4 September 2013 Decision date: 16 September 2013 Jurisdiction: General Division Before: G D Walker, Judicial Member Decision: The decision under review is set aside. Catchwords: Firearms licence - cancellation - public interest Legislation Cited: Firearms Act 1996; Firearms Regulation 2006 Cases Cited: ASIC v Australian Investors Forum Pty Ltd (No. 3) [2005] NSWSC 1198 Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor and Others (1995) 131 ALR 657 Commissioner of Police v Toleafoa [1999] NSWADTAP 9 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 2 ALD 60 Gorgieski v Commissioner of Police [2006] NSWADT 214 Hill v Commissioner of Police [2002] NSWADT 218 Huckel v Commissioner of Police [2008] NSWADT 347 Lynch v Commissioner of Police [2006] NSWADTAP 43 McDonald v Director-General of Social Security [1984] FCA 57, (1984) 1 FCR 354 Plunkett v Commissioner of Police [2009] NSWADT 104 Proudman v Dayman (1941) 67 CLR 536 Sawires v Commissioner of Police [2010] NSWADT 4 Ward v Commissioner of Police [2000] NSWADT 27 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Joseph Charles Azzopardi (Applicant) Commissioner of Police (Respondent) Representation: Counsel M Tanevski (Applicant) Zahr & Zahr (Applicant) Bartier Perry (Respondent) File Number(s): 133073