Australia, March 20 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement Feb. 20:
1. The Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force has appealed from a decision of the Tribunal made under the Firearms Act 1996 (NSW). The background to the appeal is that the Commissioner of Police revoked Mr Davies' category ABH firearms licence and his large calibre pistol permit. Mr Davies applied to the Tribunal for a review of those decisions under the Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW). The issues for the Tribunal were whether Mr Davies is no longer a "fit and proper person" who could "be trusted to have possession of firearms without danger to public safety or the peace" and whether it would be "contrary to th...