Wilson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2020] NSWCATAD 38

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Wilson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2020] NSWCATAD 38 Hearing dates: 22 January 2020 Date of orders: 31 January 2020 Decision date: 31 January 2020 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: Emeritus Prof GD Walker, Senior Member Decision: (1) Decision under review set aside. (2) A category AB firearms licence should be issued to the applicant. Catchwords: LICENSING – firearms – licence revocation – fit and proper person – public interest – safe storage – reporting change of address. 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: AML v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADT 5; Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond [1990] HCA 33, (1990) 170 CLR 321; Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 316; Bronze Wing International Pty Limited v SafeWork New South Wales [2017] NSWCA 42; Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Ltd v O'Connor (1995) 131 ALR 657; Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police v Gainey (GD) [2007] NSWADT AP 23; Commissioner of Police v Toleafoa [1999] NSWADTAP 9; Constantin v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] NSWADTAP 16; Director-General, Transport NSW v AIC (GD) [2011] NSWADT AP 65; Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith [1999] 1 VR 63; Director of Public Prosecutions v Wilson [2004] NSWSC 911; 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; Gibson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2002] NSWADT 212; Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v New South Wales (No. 2) (1955) 93 CLR 127; Joseph v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCA 31; Kopco v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2018] NSWCATAD 124; Nakad v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] NSWCATAP 10; O'Sullivan v Farrer (1989) 168 CLR 210; Romanos v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2019] NSWCATAD 272; Smith v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force and Commissioner of Fair Trading [2014] NSWCATAD 184; 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 Service [2004] NSWADT 110; Wilson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2018] NSWCATAD 274; 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: Kenneth Wilson (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: