Brazel v Sydney Water [2020] NSWCATAD 188

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Brazel v Sydney Water [2020] NSWCATAD 188 Hearing dates: 27 April 2020 Date of orders: 24 July 2020 Decision date: 24 July 2020 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: S Montgomery, Senior Member Decision: (1) The decision under review is set aside. (2) The decision is made that the withheld information is released in a redacted form as referred to in these reasons. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – access to government information – access application – public interests in favour of disclosure – public interests against disclosure – whether overriding public interest against disclosure - whether disclosure could reasonably be expected to prejudice the supply to an agency of confidential information - whether disclosure could reasonably be expected to reveal an individual's personal information or contravene an information protection principle Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 Cases Cited: AFW v WorkCover Authority of NSW [2013] NSWADT 51 Anderson v University of Sydney [2018] NSWCATAD 196 Australian Vaccination Network v Department of Finance and Services [2013] NSWADT 60 Cameron v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2014] NSWCATAD 13. Collins v Department of Finance, Service and Innovation (2018) NSWCATAD 60 Commissioner of Police (NSW) v Camilleri [2012] NSWADTAP 19 Cousins v Ambulance Service (NSW) [2014] NSWCATAD 48 Director General, Department of Education & Training v Mullett & anor (GD) [2002] NSWADTAP 13 Fire Brigade Employees' Union v Fire and Rescue NSW [2014] NSWCATAD 113 Flack v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2011] NSWADT 286 Hurst v Wagga Wagga City Council [2011] NSWADT Leech v Sydney Water Corporation [2010] NSWADT 298 McKinnon v Secretary, Department of Treasury [2006] HCA 45 Medlyn v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAD 125 Neary v State Rail Authority [[1999] NSWADT 107] Searle Australia Pty Ltd v PIAC (1992) 108 ALR 163 Transport for NSW v Searle [2018] NSWCATAP 93 Williams v Department Industry and Investment [2012] NSWADT 192 Woolley v Lismore City Council [2013] NSWADT 10 Zonnevylle v Department of Education and Communities [2018] NSWCATAD 139 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Tom Brazel (Applicant) Sydney Water (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Edwards (Respondent)