DGZ v Children's Guardian [2020] NSWCATAD 275

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: DGZ v Children's Guardian [2020] NSWCATAD 275 Hearing dates: 18 May 2020 Date of orders: 10 November 2020 Decision date: 10 November 2020 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: M Easton, Senior Member Decision: (1) Pursuant to s 58 and s 59 of the Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 the respondent is not required to lodge unredacted copies of the documents it previously lodged in redacted form. (2) Pursuant to s 64(1)(b) and s 64(1)(c) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013, publication and reporting of the hearing of this application including any evidence given during the hearing, and publication of paragraphs 18-32 of these reasons, are prohibited. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for administrative review – lodgement of documents under s 58 of the Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 –whether order should be made that administrator not be required to lodge documents PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – public interest immunity – balancing of competing public interests – early consideration of the "appropriateness" of disclosure of documents Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Cases Cited: Alister v The Queen (1983) 154 CLR 404 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: DGZ (Applicant) Children's Guardian (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Lowson (Applicant) R Bhalla (Respondent) Solicitors: Court Solicitors & Barristers (Applicant) Crown Solicitor (Respondent) File Number(s): 2019/00242731 Publication restriction: Pursuant to s 64(1)(a) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 the publication of the name of the Applicant is prohibited.