Edlington v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2019] NSWCATAD 58

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Edlington v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2019] NSWCATAD 58 Hearing dates: 23 November 2018 Date of orders: 15 April 2019 Decision date: 15 April 2019 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: D Dinnen, Senior Member Decision: The Reviewable decision is affirmed Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - FIREARMS – applicant subject to Good Behaviour Bonds – public safety - public interest – special circumstances - conditions Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Firearms Act 1996 Firearms Regulation 2006 Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (QLD) Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 Cases Cited: Aubrey v The Commissioner of Police [2005] NSWADT 266 Bottomley v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2005] NSWADT 211 Commissioner of Police v Toleafoa [1999] NSW ADTAP 9 Constantin v Commission of Police, NSW Police Force [2013] NSWADTAP 16 Cusumano v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service, [2001] NSW ADT 50 Davos v Commissioner of Police [2013] NSWADT 7 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs [1979] AATA 179; (1979) 46 FLR 409 Edlington & Anor v Howe & Anor [2017] NSWSC 1715 Hamshere v Commissioner of Police NSW Police Force [2012] NSWADT 244 Hart v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Hill v The Commissioner of Police [2002] NSW ADT 218 Joseph v NSW Commissioner of Police [2017] NSWCA 31 Lynch v Commissioner of Police (GD) [2006] NSWADTAP 43 Maloney v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police, 22 November 2004 (unreported) Martin v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2010] NSWADT 276 Moody -v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2002] NSWADT 146 Phegan -v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2002] NSWADT 127 Police Service [2003] NSW ADT 114 Tolley v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police [2006] NSWADT 149 Uzelac v Commissioner of Police, Ministry of Police [2003] NSWADT 226 Vella -v- Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service [2003] NSWADT 91 Ward v Commissioner of Police [2000] NSW ADT 28 Wiltshire v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2005] NSWADT 75 Yaghi -v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2001] NSWADT 91 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Noel Douglas Edlington (Applicant) Commissioner for Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Hartmann and Associates (Applicant) Lindsay Taylor Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2018/00248394