Ros v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2019] NSWCATAD 235

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Ros v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2019] NSWCATAD 235 Hearing dates: 5 September 2019 Date of orders: 12 November 2019 Decision date: 12 November 2019 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: L Pearson, Principal Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW – firearms licence – revocation – whether applicant fit and proper person – whether in the public interest to continue to hold a licence – whether risk to public safety Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Firearms Regulation 2017 (NSW) Cases Cited: Austrac Operations Pty Ltd (in liq) v New South Wales [2003] FCA 1013 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond [1990] HCA 33; (1990) 170 CLR 321 Barlow v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 254 Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor (1995) 131 ALR 657 Commissioner of Police v Toleafoa [1999] NSWADTAP 9 Cook v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 30 Cross v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2018] NSWCATAD 26 Cusumano v Commissioner of Police [2001] NSWADT 50 Director-General, Transport New South Wales v AIC (GD) [2011] NSWADTAP 65 Green v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAD 59 Kavalieratos v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2014] NSWCATAD 117 Kopco v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2018] NSWCATAD 124 Laing v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 315 Martin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 97 Masterson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales [2017] NSWCATAP 206 Smith v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force & NSW Fair Trading [2014] NSWCATAD 184 Ward v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2000] NSWADT 28 Webb v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2004] NSWADT 110 Wiltshire v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2005] NSWADT 75 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Bruno Ros (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Applicant (Self Represented) HWL Ebsworth (Respondent) File Number(s): 2018/00356156 Publication restriction: Nil