Mielczarek v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force and Commissioner for Fair Trading. [2016] NSWCATAD 34

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Mielczarek v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force and Commissioner for Fair Trading. [2016] NSWCATAD 34 Hearing dates: 4 November 2015, 12 January, 28 January 2016. Date of orders: 22 February 2016 Decision date: 22 February 2016 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: Prof G Walker, Senior Member Decision: Decision under review affirmed. Catchwords: TATTOO PARLOURS –tattooist licence –fit and proper person –public interest—Rebels OMCG membership –drive-by shooting – murder – applicant not implicated –membership as a risk in itself. Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997; Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013; Competition and Consumer Act 2012 (Cth); Crimes (Criminal Organisations Control) Act 2012; Interpretation Act 1987; Liquor Act 1992 (Qld); Statutes of Livery 1377 – 1468; Tattoo Parlours Act 2012. Cases Cited: Blisset v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2006] NSWADT 114; Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336; CIC Insurance Ltd v Bankstown Football Club Ltd (1997) 187 CLR 384; Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor (1995) 131 ALR 657; Commissioner of Police v Toleafoa [1999] NSWADTAP 9; Commissioner for ACT Revenue v Alphaone Pty Ltd (1994) 49 FCR 576; Constantin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force (GD) [2013] NSWADTAP 16; Deakin v Commissioner for Fair Trading and Commissioner of Police [2016] NSWCADAT 2; Dyas v Director-General, Fair Trading and Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAD 223; Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith [1991] VicRep 6, [1991] 1 VR 63; Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 2 ALD 60; Health Care Complaints Commission v Do [2014] NSWCA 307; Kirbach v Health Care Complaints Commission (No. 2) [2015] NSWCATAD 234; Heydon's Case (1584) 3 Co Rep 7a, 7b; 76 ER 637; Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v New South Wales (No. 2) (1955) 93 CLR 127; Naziry v Director-General, Ministry of Transport [2004] NSWADT 40; O'Sullivan v Farrar [1989] HCA 61, (1989) 168 CLR 210; Project Blue Sky Inc. v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28, (1998) 194 CLR 355; Re Queensland Electricity Commission; ex parte Electrical Trades Union of Australia (1987) 72 ALR 1; R v Bolton; ex parte Beane (1987) 162 CLR 514; Re Phillip Morris and Prime Minister (2011) 122 ALD 619; Saadieh v Director-General, Department of Transport [1999] NSWADT 68; Smith v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force and New South Wales Fair Trading [2014] NSWCATAD 184; Sobey v Commercial and Private Agents Broad (1979) 22 SASR 70; Zahra v Commissioner of Police [2014] NSWCATAD 211. Category: Principal judgment Parties: Aleksander Mielczarek (applicant) Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force; Commissioner for Fair Trading (respondents). Representation: Counsel: G Doyle (Applicant) A Rao (Respondents)