Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Skiba v Australian Information Commissioner [2022] FCA 1171 File number(s): NSD 327 of 2022
Judgment of: RARES J
Date of judgment: 9 September 2022
Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – privacy – access to personal information – application for judicial review of decision delegate of Information Commissioner not to investigate further act or practice complained of – where delegate satisfied act or practice complained of not interference with applicant's privacy – where requested documents provided through administrative access – application dismissed
Legislation: Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) s 41, Sch 1
Cases cited: Knowles v Secretary, Department of Defence (2021) 287 FCR 348 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259 Privacy Commissioner v Telstra Corporation Ltd (2017) 249 FCR 24
Division: General Division
Registry: New South Wales
National Practice Area: Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights
Number of paragraphs: 48
Date of hearing: 9 September 2022
Counsel for the Applicant: The Applicant appeared in person
Solicitor for the Respondent: Ms K Nguyen of Holding Redlich
ORDERS NSD 327 of 2022
BETWEEN: ZOFIA SKIBA Applicant
AND: AUSTRALIAN INFORMATION COMMISSIONER Respondent
order made by: RARES J DATE OF ORDER: 9 SEPTEMBER 2022
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
1. The application be dismissed. 2. The applicant pay the respondent's costs. Note: Entry of orders is dealt with in Rule 39.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT
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