Bladen v NSW Commissioner of Police [2015] NSWCATAD 240

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Bladen v NSW Commissioner of Police [2015] NSWCATAD 240 Hearing dates: 7 September 2015 Date of orders: 18 November 2015 Decision date: 18 November 2015 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: A Scahill, Senior Member Decision: The decision of the Respondent is affirmed Catchwords: Contravention of Firearms Act or Regulations; not in the public interest Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Firearms Act 1996 Firearms Regulation 2006 Security Industry Act 1997 Cases Cited: Commissioner of Police v Toleafoa [1999] NSW ADTAP 9 Cusumano v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service, [2001] NSW ADT 50 Davos v Commissioner of Police [2013] NSWADT 7 Lynch v Commissioner of Police [2006] NSW ADTAP 43 O'Sullivan v Farrer [1989] 168 CLR 210 Vella v Commissioner of Police [2003]NSWADT 91 Ward v Commissioner of Police [2000] NSW ADT 28 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Larry Raymond Bladen (Applicant) Commissioner of Police (Respondent) Representation: L Bladen (Applicant in person) Henry Davis York (Respondent) File Number(s): 1510396 Publication restriction: N/A

REASONS FOR DECISION 1. This is an application by Larry Raymond Bladen seeking review of the decision of the Commissioner of Police to revoke his category ABH firearms licence and high calibre pistol permit on 6 March 2015. The Commissioner's decision was affirmed after internal review dated 14 of May 2015. Mr Bladen's application was made to the Tribunal on 15 July 2015. It was accepted out of time as Mr Bladen said that he had not received the Internal Review decision until June 2015 and he had problems filling in the Application form. 2. The reason that the Respondent had revoked Mr Bladen's firearms licence was that he had failed to reveal that he had another name by which he had been known in his applications for firearms licences and permits.