McGrath v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2019] NSWCATAD 98

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: McGrath v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2019] NSWCATAD 98 Hearing dates: 24 May 2019 Date of orders: 12 June 2019 Decision date: 12 June 2019 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: Emeritus Prof G D Walker, Senior Member Decision: Decision under review affirmed. Catchwords: LICENSING – firearms – revocation of licence – contravention of Act – safe storage – conclusiveness of finding of guilt – public interest – primary producer. Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Firearms Regulation 2017 (NSW) Cases Cited: AML v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADT 5; Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 316; Bronze Wing International Pty Ltd v SafeWork New South Wales [2017] NSWCA 42; Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service (GD) v Mercer [2005] NSWADTAP 55; Constantin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADTAP 16; Cusumano v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2001] NSWADT 50; Director-General, Transport New South Wales v AIC (GD) [2011] NSWADTAP 65; Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 2 ALD 60; Esterman v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATOD 70; Footscray City College v Ruzica [2007] VSCA 136, (2007) 16 VR 498; Gibson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2002] NSWADT 212; Grey v Pearson (1857) 6 HLC 61, 10 ER 1216; In the Appeal of Diamond DC 2016/156651, unreported; Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298; Joseph v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCA 31; Kavalieratos v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAD 117; Lynch v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force (GD) [2006] NSWADTAP 43; Masterson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAP 206; McDonald v Director-General, Social Security [1984] FCA 57, (1984) 1 FCR 354; Martin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 97; Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Daniele (1981) 5 ALD 135; Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Gungor (1982) 4 ALD 575; Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2000) 106 FCR 313; Nakad v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAP 10; R v McGrath LC 8 May 201700344888, unreported; Re Du Pont and Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1983) 5 ALN N205; Saffron v FCT (No.2) (1991) 102 ALR 19; Sterjovski v Director-General, Department of Transport [2002] NSWADT 10; Ward v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2000] NSWADT 28; Webb v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2004] NSWADT 110. Category: Principal judgment Parties: Nathan W McGrath (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Hartmann & Associates (Applicant) Maddocks Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2018/000363205 Publication restriction: Nil