Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Kline v Official Secretary to the Governor-General [2012] FCAFC 184 Citation: Kline v Official Secretary to the Governor-General [2012] FCAFC 184
Appeal from: Kline v Official Secretary to the Governor-General (2012) AATA 247
Parties: KAREN KLINE v OFFICIAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL and REGISTRAR, ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL
File number: QUD 252 of 2012
Judges: KEANE CJ, BESANKO AND ROBERTSON JJ
Date of judgment: 19 December 2012
Catchwords: Administrative Law – review of decision of Administrative Appeals Tribunal – freedom of information – request for access to certain documents of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General – Australian honours system – Order of Australia – whether request relates to matters of an administrative nature – meaning of "unless the document relates to matters of an administrative nature" in s 6A of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth)
Legislation: Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) ss 3, 4(1), 5, 6A, 11(1) Governor-General Act 1974 (Cth) ss 2A, 6 - 19 Public Service Reform Act 1984 (Cth) Part VI
Cases cited: Bienstein v Family Court of Australia (2008) 170 FCR 382 not followed Burns v Australian National University (1982) 40 ALR 707; (1982) 61 FLR 76 distinguished Carr v Western Australia (2007) 232 CLR 138 applied Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Reeve (2012) 199 FCR 463 distinguished Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for Civil Service [1985] AC 374 referred to Loughnan v Altman (1992) 39 FCR 90 followed
Date of hearing: 23 November 2012
Place: Brisbane
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