Browne v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2019] NSWCATAD 245

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Browne v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2019] NSWCATAD 245 Hearing dates: 13 November 2019 Date of orders: 03 December 2019 Decision date: 03 December 2019 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: S Montgomery, Senior Member Decision: The decision is affirmed Catchwords: Administrative Law – refusal of firearms licence – misuse of firearm - fit and proper person – public interest – lack of insight into effect of conduct. Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Firearms Act 1996 Cases Cited: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor and Ors (1995) 131 ALR 657 Commissioner of Police v Toleafoa [1999] NSWADTAP 9 Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith [1991] VicRp 6; (1991) 1 VR 63 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs [1979] AATA 179; (1979) 46 FLR 409 Hoffman v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service [2003] NSWADT 89 Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v New South Wales (No. 2) (1955) 93 CLR 127 Martin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 97 Saba v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAD 129 Sobey v Commercial and Private Agents Board (1979) 22 SASR 70 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 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Richard Barton (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Applicant (Self Represented) Maddocks Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2019/00247506 Publication restriction: Nil