Australia, May 27 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on April 28:

1. Alan Geoffrey Mills (the Applicant) has held various firearms licences since 1992 and most recently was the holder of a category AB licence that was reissued to him by the Commissioner for Police, NSW Police Force (the Respondent) on 15 October 2018 and was due to expire in October 2023.

2. On 25 August 2023, the Applicant's category AB licence was suspended, and his firearms were seized.

3. On 4 October 2023, an application by the Applicant for the renewal of the Applicant's category AB licence (the Application) was received by the Respondent. At this time, the Applicant's previous licence was still suspended.

4. On 23...