Romanos v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2019] NSWCATAD 272

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Romanos v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2019] NSWCATAD 272 Hearing dates: 18 December 2019 Date of orders: 24 December 2019 Decision date: 24 December 2019 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: Emeritus Prof GD Walker, Senior Member Decision: (1) Decision under review set aside. (2) Not before 10 January 2020, a category AB firearms licence is to be issued to the applicant. Catchwords: LICENSING - firearms – licence revocation – breach of provisions regulating transportation of firearms – whether fit and proper person – good behaviour bond for prescribed offence – public interest - safe storage – exercise of discretion.

WORDS AND PHRASES – "in battery". Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Firearms Regulation 2017 (NSW) Cases Cited: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond [1990] HCA 35, (1990) 170 CLR 321; Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 316; Bronze Wing International Pty Ltd v SafeWork New South Wales [2017] NSWCA 42; Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor (1995) 131 ALR 657; Commissioner of Police v Toleafoa [1999] NSWADT AP 9; 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] NSWADT AP 65; Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 2 ALD 60; Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith (1991) 1 VR 63; Fisher v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2019] NSWCATAD 239; Hill v Commissioner of Police [2002] NSWADT 218; Hocking v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2006] NSWADT 227; Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v New South Wales (No 2) (1955) 93 CLR 127; Kalinic v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2006] NSWADT 227; McGrath v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2019] NSWCATAD 98; Nakad v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAP 10; O'Sullivan v Farrer (1989) 168 CLR 210; Parisi v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2018] NSWCATAD 155; Smith v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAD 184; Sterjovski v Director-General, Department of Transport [2002] NSWADT 10; Wright v Commissioner of Fair Trading and Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 98. Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Panagiotis Romanos (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Rodney Kennedy Solicitors Pty Ltd (Applicant) Office of General Counsel (Respondent) File Number(s): 2019/00213926 Publication restriction: Nil