Letts, A. v. Director General of Social Security [1985] FCA 244

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NOTE: - NOT APPROPRIATE FOR REPORTING OR FOR GENERAL CIRCULATION

(AEW) IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ) WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY No. WAG 93 of 1984 GENERAL DIVISTON ON APPEAL FROM THE GENERAL DIVISION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL CONSTITUTED BY THE HONOURABLE G.D. CLARKSON 0.C. (SENIOR MEMBER) MR _T.A. WILKINS AND DR J.G. BILLINGS Ra BETWEEN : ARTHUR LETTS Applicant and THE DIRECTOP GENERAL OF SOCIAL SECURITY Respondent

MINUTES OF ORDER

COURT: Woodward, Toohey and Pincus JJ. DATE: 29 May 1985 PLACE: Perth

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

The appeal be dismissed.

(Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with by 0.36 of the

Federal Court Rules).

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NOTE: - NOT APPROPRIATE FOR REPORTING OR FOR GENERAL CIRCULATION

(AEW) IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ) ) WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY ) No. WAG 93 of 1984 ) GENERAL DIVISION ) ON APPEAL FROM THE GENERAL DIVISION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL CONSTITUTED BY THE HONOURABLE G.D. CLARKSON 0.C. (SENIOR MEMBER) MP_I.A. WILKINS AND DR J.G. BILLINGS BETWEEN : ARTHUR LETTS Applicant and THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF SOCIAL SECURITY Reepcnegent COURT: Woodward, Toohey and Pincus dJ. DATE: 29 May 1985 PLACE: Perth

EX-TEMPORE JUDGMENT

This is an appeal by Mr Arthur Letts who' appears in person, against a decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal which affirmed a decision of the Director General of Social

Security that a particular document was exempt from disclosure

under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.

The document in question was one of two withheld when Mr Letts was given access to the file relating to his pension. It

was described by the Director General in the following terms:

"Polio 100, the file note dated 12 November 1979,

recording information provided by .... alleging that Mr Letts may have been claiming pension in the name of Ryan and ...."