Australia, Aug. 23 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 23:
1. These proceedings are an appeal from a decision of the respondent refusing to grant the applicant a firearms licence for which he had applied on 30 June 2024. By a decision made on 25 September 2024, the respondent refused the application, based on information provided by the applicant's treating psychiatrist. The respondent considered that she could not be satisfied that the applicant would pose "virtually no risk" should the application be granted.
2. The applicant sought internal review and in support of that, provided a further letter from his treating psychiatrist. The decision was affirmed on internal review. This w...