Laing v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 315

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Laing v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 315 Hearing dates: 3 October 2017 Date of orders: 30 October 2017 Decision date: 30 October 2017 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: Emeritus Prof GD Walker, Senior Member Decision: Decision under review affirmed. Catchwords: FIREARMS LICENSING – revocation – reasonable cause to believe - public interest – suicide attempts – "unsound mind" - "virtually no risk" – psychiatric report. Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997; Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013; Firearms Act 1996; Firearms Regulation 2006, 2017. Mental Health Act 2007 Cases Cited: AML v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force (CoP) [2013] NSWADT 5; Austrac Operations Pty Ltd (in liq) v New South Wales [2003] FCA 1013; Brosowski v CoP [2003] NSWADT 182; Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor (1995) 131 ALR 657; Constantin v CoP [2013] NSWADTAP 16; CoP v Toleafoa [1999] NSWADTAP 16; Cusumano v CoP [2001] NSWADT 50; Davie v Lord Provost, Magistrates and Councillors of the City of Edinburgh [1953] SC 34; Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith [1991] Vic Rep 6, (1991) 1 VR 63; Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 2 ALD 60; Hoffman v CoP [2003] NSWADT 89; Kavalieratos v CoP [2014] NSWCATAD 117; Martin v CoP [2017] NSWCATAD 110; McDonald v Director-General of Social Security [1984] FCA 57, (1984) 1 FCR 358; Nakad v CoP [2014] NSWCATAP 10; Neat Holdings Pty Ltd vKarajan Holdings Pty Ltd [1992] HCA 66, (1992) 110 ALR 449; New South Wales v Taylor [2001] HCA 15; O'Sullivan v Farrer [1989] HCA 61, (1989) 168 CLR 210; Potts v CoP [2010] NSWADT 311; Sweet v CoP [2000] NSWADT 185; Ward v CoP [2000] NSWADT 28; Webb v CoP [2004] NSWADT 110. Category: Principal judgment Parties: Graham P Laing (applicant) Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force (respondent). Representation: Applicant in person