The Tribunal confirmed the respondent's decision to revoke the applicant's category H firearms licence, finding the applicant was not a fit and proper person to hold a licence under s 10B(1) of the Weapons Act 1990 (Qld). The decision establishes that adherence to sovereign citizen ideology — insofar as it manifests in conduct demonstrating conditional or contingent compliance with lawful authority — is incompatible with the 'fit and proper person' requirement for firearms licensing, where the standard requires 'virtually no risk to public safety'. The Tribunal emphasised that the holding of unconventional political beliefs is not itself determinative; rather, it is the practical consequence of those beliefs on the licence holder's willingness to comply immediately and unconditionally with the strict regulatory framework governing firearms that is decisive. Professional qualifications, security clearances, character references and prior compliance history were given limited weight where they did not address the specific regulatory compliance concerns arising under the Weapons Act.
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