Australia, Feb. 9 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Jan. 16:
1. On 9 August 2023 Mark Slager applied to the Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (the Commissioner) under the Firearms Act 1996 (Firearms Act) for a category AB firearms licence. The application was refused on 20 November 2023. Mr Slager applied for an internal review of the decision and on 23 January 2024 the Commissioner affirmed the original decision. Mr Slager then sought review by the Tribunal of the decision to refuse his application for a firearms licence.
2. The Commissioner submits that Mr Slager is a not a fit and proper person to be issued with a firearms licence and it is also not in the public interest for...