Bidas v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2013] NSWADT 220

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Bidas v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2013] NSWADT 220 Hearing dates: 28 May 2013; 6 September 2013; 23 September 2013; Decision date: 09 October 2013 Jurisdiction: General Division Before: S Montgomery, Judicial Member Decision: The decision to revoke the Applicant's firearms licence is affirmed. Catchwords: Firearms Act - firearms licence - revocation of licence - fit and proper person - contrary to the public interest Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Firearms Act 1996 Firearms Regulation 2006 Cases Cited: Australian Broadcasting Commission v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Bottomley v Commissioner of Police [2005] NSW ADT 211 Burrett v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2010] NSWADT 210 Cleofe v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service; Alpha Intelligence Securities Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service [2001] NSWADT 2 Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor and Others (1995) 131 ALR 657 Commissioner of Police v Toleafoa [1999] NSWADTAP 9 Cusumano v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service [2001] NSWADT 50 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs [1979] AATA 179; (1979) 46 FLR 409 Hill v Commissioner of Police [2002] NSWADT 218 at [22]. Huckel v Commissioner of Police [2008] NSW ADT 347 Hughes & Vale Pty Ltd v New South Wales (No 2) (1955) 93 CLR 127 Kalinic v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police [2006] NSWADT 227 Keane v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2008] NSWADT 68. Lynch v Commissioner of Police [2006] NSWADTAP 43 McDonald v Director-General of Social Security [1984] FCA 57; (1984) 1 FCR 354, 357 Ward v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2000] NSWADT 28 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Brendan Bidas (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: B Bidas (Applicant in person) Bartier Perry (Respondent) File Number(s): 123309 Publication restriction: Section 75(2) of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 applies to those paragraphs of these reasons identified as [not for publication]. Those paragraphs are not to be released to either the Applicants or to the public