Steele v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATOD 127

Steele v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] NSWCATOD 127

Based on Mr Steele's significant and consistent involvement in incidents involving violence, possession of prohibited weapons, lack of knowledge of legal duties, unreliable and contradictory evidence, and aggressive conduct towards police, he is not a fit and proper person to hold a security licence and it is not in the public interest for him to do so. The correct and preferable decision is to affirm revocation of his licence.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
22 August 2017
Procedural Posture
Application for Administrative Review / Final Decision
Outcome
Decision under review affirmed; security licence revoked.
Legal Topics
['security Industry Licensing' 'fit and Proper Person' 'public Interest' 'revocation of Security Licence']
['administrative Law' 'occupational Licensing'] ['security Industry Licensing' 'fit and Proper Person' 'public Interest' 'revocation of Security Licence']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Administrative Review / Final Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the applicant is a fit and proper person to hold a security licence' "Whether revocation of the applicant's security licence is in the public interest"]

Ratio Decidendi

Based on Mr Steele's significant and consistent involvement in incidents involving violence, possession of prohibited weapons, lack of knowledge of legal duties, unreliable and contradictory evidence, and aggressive conduct towards police, he is not a fit and proper person to hold a security licence and it is not in the public interest for him to do so. The correct and preferable decision is to affirm revocation of his licence.

Court Disposition

Decision under review affirmed; security licence revoked.

Orders

  • ['The decision under review is affirmed.']