Blissett v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police; Web Protection Australia Pty Limited v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police [2006] NSWADT 114

Blissett v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police; Web Protection Australia Pty Limited v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police [2006] NSWADT 114

Mr Blissett is not a fit and proper person to hold a security licence due to his history of criminal and traffic offences and insufficient period since last offence, and it is not in the public interest for him to do so; same conclusion applies to the Master Security Licence of Web Protection Australia Pty Ltd.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
19 April 2006
Procedural Posture
Merits Review / Final Determination
Outcome
The Commissioner of Police's decision to revoke the security licences is affirmed.
Legal Topics
['revocation of Security Licence' 'fit and Proper Person' 'public Interest']
['administrative Law' 'security Industry Regulation'] ['revocation of Security Licence' 'fit and Proper Person' 'public Interest']

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Procedural Posture

Merits Review / Final Determination

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether Mr Blissett and Web Protection Australia Pty Ltd are fit and proper persons to hold security industry licences' 'Whether it is in the public interest for the applicants to hold security industry licences']

Ratio Decidendi

Mr Blissett is not a fit and proper person to hold a security licence due to his history of criminal and traffic offences and insufficient period since last offence, and it is not in the public interest for him to do so; same conclusion applies to the Master Security Licence of Web Protection Australia Pty Ltd.

Court Disposition

The Commissioner of Police's decision to revoke the security licences is affirmed.

Orders

  • ['The decision of the Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service to revoke the Class 1ABC security licence of the First Applicant and the Master Security Licence of the Second Applicant under the Security Industry Act 1997 is affirmed.' 'The stay previously ordered is revoked.']