Mielczarek v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (No 2) [2016] NSWCATAP 255

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Mielczarek v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (No 2) [2016] NSWCATAP 255 Hearing dates: 21 October 2016 Date of orders: 29 November 2016 Decision date: 29 November 2016 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: Cowdroy ADCJ QC, Prinicpal Member Dr J Renwick SC, Senior Member Decision: (1) The appeal is dismissed. (2) By consent and pursuant to s 64(1) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013, publication or broadcast of: (i) those portions of the decision in this matter that address material filed by the second respondent on a confidential basis, or given at the confidential hearings conducted pursuant to section 49 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act on 4 November 2015 and 12 January 2016 are restricted to the second respondent and to the Appeal Panel; and (ii) publication or broadcast of the above portions of the decision to the public, including the appellant and the first respondent, is prohibited. Catchwords: CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL – Appeal Panel Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Crimes (Criminal Organisations Control) Act 2012 (NSW) Criminal Records Act 1991 (NSW) Tattoo Parlours Act 2012 (NSW) Cases Cited: Austin v Commissioner of Fair Trading and Commissioner of Police [2016] NSWCA 179 Blissett v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2006] NSWADT 114 Certain Lloyd's Underwriters v Cross [2012] HCA 56 Collector of Customs v Pozzolanic Enterprises Pty Ltd (1993) 43 FCR 280 Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor (1995) 131 ALR 657 Constantin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force (GD) [2013] NSWADTAP 16 CSR Ltd v Eddy (2005) 226 CLR 1 Day v Sanders (2015) 90 NSWLR 764 Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith [1991] 1 VR 63 Duncan v Independent Commission Against Corruption [2016] NSWCA 143 Health Care Complaints Commission v Do [2014] NSW CA 307 Hill v Green [1999] NSWCA 477 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Kirbach v Health Care Complaints Commission (No.2) [2015] NSWCA 234 Kocic v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2014] NSWCA 368 Mielczarek v Commissioner of Police and Ors [2016] NSWCATAD 34 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend (1996) 162 CLR 24 Naziry v Director-General, Ministry for Transport [2004] NSW ADT 40 Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd v Australian Competition Tribunal and Ors [2012] HCA 36 Politis v Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) (1988) 16 ALD 707 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 Warkworth Mining Limited v Bulga Milbrodale Progress Association Inc [2014] NSWCA 105 Zahra v Commissioner of Police [2014] NSWCATAD 211 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Aleksander Gustav Mielczarek (Appellant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force & Commissioner for Fair Trading (Respondents) Representation: Counsel: I S Young (Appellant) C Mantziaris (Respondents) File Number(s): AP 16/14168 Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Civil and Administrative Tribunal of New South Wales Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Citation: [2016] NSWCATAD 34 Date of Decision: 22 February 2016 Before: Prof G Walker, Senior Member File Number(s): 1510566