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Justice White's Associate has advised that his Honour will hand down his decision in the two NSW Rifle Association v The Commonwealth matters tomorrow, Friday, 20 July 2012, at 10am in court 8E.

This is in the Equity Court at the Supreme Court, 184 Philip Street, Sydney. The Supreme Court Registry in New South Wales is located on Levels 4 and 14 of this building (also referred to as Queens Square).

Courtrooms are located from Level 7 to Level 13. There are entrances to the building on Philip Street and Macquarie Streets.

Ben

I've just been told that NSWRA won this round (with costs against the government).

Yes I've had news from someone attending the court session that NSWRA has won. Great victory for a fair go for shooters. Well done John Fitzgerald and all others involved.

Woohoo!

Outstanding effort from all involved, and a massive win for rifle shooting in Australia!

You bloody beauty. Common sense, decency and a fair go reigns in the end.

Justice has been done. Let's hope they accept the decision gracefully ( if ever a government can exercise such qualities ) and everyone can get on with enjoying life.
Well done NSWRA.
Barry

So in short, what does it mean in the end?

OuttaAmmo wrote:So in short, what does it mean in the end?

I believe that the NSWRA now cannot be forced off ANZAC until the Commonwealth has provided an acceptable alternative range. But the next step may be the Commonwealth appealing against today's ruling.

Good news for now
Barrie why on earth would you think they will do that

hope they accept the decision gracefully ( if ever a government can exercise such qualities )

when they have a bottomless pit of our money to appeal the decision.
fair go and justice has very little to do with political decisions now days sad but true
RB

If the Association can adopt a "Defend & Delay" strategy, the it won't be that long and they will be dealing with a different government.

Yeah, and it was John Howard who took away our firearms.

Brilliant.

Hopefully this means that we get to shoot NSW Queens again next year!

Stay with the fight!

If the Government wants the land that bad, then maybe they should entice NSWRA with an appropriate solution of new range and relocation budget.

That way the money spent on Legal fee's wouldn't occur, and there could be a WIN WIN situation.

If only common sense would prevail

this is excellent news for shooters and the sport...

Heads up, the NSW Queens is on in September of this year, only a couple of months away, yes I know we just had one earlier but that was for 2011 and its delay due to all the issues from last year.

I was in the court when the decision was handed down, it took all of ten minutes and you can only imagine the reaction on our side.

It is interesting to note the cases that were referred to in this, one dating back to 1817 and the Napoleanic Wars, some 85 or so pages in the court documents in the decision. I have just finished skim reading these and it is truly amazing, the depth that the judge went to in order to reach a decision.

Ben