Todd Allen Finlay waived his right to a committal hearing in Tamworth Local Court on Tuesday and will stand trial over the incident, which occurred on May 9 last year.

Police allege Finlay stabbed a 42-year-old man in the abdomen when a fight broke out at a property off Blackstump Way, Mullaley, about 35km out of Gunnedah.

He was taken to Tamworth hospital for emergency surgery.

A 22-year-old also received stab wounds to his abdomen, and was also transported for treatment by ambulance paramedics.

A crime scene was established and detectives took charge of the investigation, before Finlay was later charged.

He will fight charges of wounding a person with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, as well as wounding a person to cause grievous bodily harm in a domestic nature.

DPP solicitor Colin Dalrymple tendered a brief of evidence in the case and confirmed prosecutors were pursuing both charges.

Finlay’s solicitor Jason Curtis said he was not ready to proceed on an apprehended violence application police were pursuing.

“This man runs a 4000-acre property,” he told the court.

“He cannot afford to lose his firearms licence.”

An AVO final order can prohibit firearms licence holders from applying for a licence for several years.

Magistrate Michael Holmes has adjourned the AVO matter for continuing negotiations but committed Finlay for trial.

“You are transferred to trial here at the District Court of Tamworth,” Magistrate Michael Holmes said.

A trial date will be known later this year.