Cramp & Cramp v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force

Cramp & Cramp sought judicial review in the Civil and Administrative Tribunal of New South Wales regarding decisions made by the Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force in relation to their firearms licences. The Applicants argued that they had failed to lodge their applications for administrative review within the requisite time frames and sought extensions of time to file their applications. The Commissioner opposed the applications for extensions of time. The central issue for the Tribunal was to determine whether the Applicants’ applications for extensions of time were justified, considering the principles relevant to such applications.

The Tribunal considered the principles relevant to extensions of time applications, noting that the Applicants had failed to provide any satisfactory explanation for their delay in lodging their applications. The Applicants did not demonstrate any exceptional circumstances warranting an extension of time. The Tribunal found that the Applicants had not acted with due diligence in pursuing their applications for administrative review. The Tribunal held that the Applicants' applications for extensions of time were not justified, and accordingly, dismissed the applications.

The Tribunal found that the Applicants' applications for extensions of time to file their applications for administrative review were not justified, and the matter was adequately determined without a hearing. The Applicants' applications for extensions of time were refused.