Blacktown Pistol Club v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2013] NSWADTAP 55

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Blacktown Pistol Club v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2013] NSWADTAP 55 Hearing dates: 12 December 2013 Decision date: 18 December 2013 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel - Internal Before: Magistrate N Hennessy, Deputy President P Molony, Judicial Member M Bolt, Non-Judicial Member Decision: 1. The Tribunal's decision is set aside. 2. The matter is remitted to the Tribunal to be heard and decided again. Catchwords: MERITS REVIEW - decision of Commissioner of Police to add a condition to the Blacktown Pistol Club's approval that there be "no live firing until such time as procedures are put in place to ensure no member of the public is within the range danger area whilst shooting is in progress"- whether Tribunal's decision was 'unreasonable' - whether Tribunal asked itself the wrong question - Legislation Cited: Firearms Act Firearms Regulation Category: Principal judgment Parties: Blacktown Pistol Club Ltd Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force Representation: Mr J Brown (Appellant) Mainstone Lawyers (Appellant) Crown Solicitors Office (Respondent) File Number(s): 139044 Decision under appeal Citation: Blacktown Pistol Club Ltd v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (No 2) [2013] NSWADT 222 Date of Decision: 2013-10-11 00:00:00 Before: General Division File Number(s): 123280