Geary v Queensland Police Service Weapons Licensing

The applicant, John Francis Geary, sought a review of a decision by the Queensland Police Service Weapons Licensing to deny his application for a concealable weapon licence. Geary, a primary producer, sought the licence to use a handgun for feral animal control and to euthanise sick or diseased animals. The Queensland Police Service Weapons Licensing opposed the application and filed an application to dismiss or strike out Geary's application on the basis that he had not demonstrated the necessity for a concealable weapon, and failed to provide a satisfactory explanation for the delay in filing the application to review. The court was required to determine whether Geary had established the necessity for a concealable weapon, and whether the delay in filing the application to review was justified.

The court found that Geary had not demonstrated the necessity for a concealable weapon, as he had not shown that the property had characteristics making the use of a long arm or rifle impractical or impossible. The court further found that Geary had not provided a satisfactory explanation for the delay in filing the application to review. The court held that the application to extend time to file the application to review was dismissed as Geary had not provided a satisfactory explanation for the delay. The court also held that the application to dismiss or strike out the application to review was allowed as Geary had not established the merits of the application to review.

Consequently, the court dismissed Geary's application to extend time to file the application to review, and allowed the application to dismiss or strike out the application to review. The application to review a decision filed by Geary was dismissed.