Federal Court of Australia
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY
GENERAL DIVISION No. G189 of 1983 BETWEEN: JENNIFER MAY McDONALD HARRIS Applicant AND: AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING
CORPORATION and KEITH CAMERON MACKRIELL and MICHAEL H. COSBY Respondents
CORRIGENDA
Amendment to the judgment of his Honour Mr. Justice Beaumont
of 4 October, 1983.
Qn page 19, third last line after "factual material" ad
"or purely factual material".
rane
D. Chang Associate to Beaumont, J. 28 October, 1983.
CATCHHORDS
Administrative Law - Judicial Review - Decision to grant access to interim reports under Freedom of Information Act - Allegation that reports are exempt documents within meaning of Act - Exemption as "internal working documents" within meaning of
s.36 or otherwise exempt under ss.40 and 43 - Whether disclosure of reports would be contrary to the public interest - Claim that access to the reports should be deferred under s.21(1) - relief limited so as to prevent disclosure of material other
than purely factual material.
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act, 1977 s.5
Freedom of Information Act, 1982 ss. 3, 14, 15, 18, 21(1), 27, 36, 40(b), 40(c), 43(c)
Ombudsman Act, 1976 s.8(1)
JENNIFER MAY McDONALD HARRIS v. AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING
CORPORATION: KEITH CAMERON MACKRIELL: MICHAEL H. COSBY
No. G189 of 1983
Beaumont, J. Sydney. 4 October, 1983.
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY
GENERAL DIVISION No. G189 of 1983 BETWEEN ; JENNIFER MAY McDONALD HARRIS Applicant D: AUSTRALTAN BROADCASTING
CORPORATION and KEITH CAMERON MACKRIELL and MICHAEL H. COSBY Respondents
ORDERS
JUDGE MAKING ORDERS: Beaumont, J.
DATE ORDERS MADE: 4 October, 1983. WHERE MADE: Sydney.
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
l. Order that the decision of the Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Commission made on or about 29 June, 1983 under the Freedom of Information Act, 1982, deciding to give the third respondent unrestricted access to the first and second interim reports prepared by Mahla L. Pearlman pursuant to the Commission's Terms of Reference in that behalf, be set aside.
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