Samandi v NSW Department of Communities and Justice [2020] NSWCATAD 286

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Samandi v NSW Department of Communities and Justice [2020] NSWCATAD 286 Hearing dates: 25 June 2020 and On the papers Date of orders: 18 November 2020 Decision date: 18 November 2020 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: J McAteer, Senior Member Decision: (1) The name of the Respondent is amended to "NSW Department of Communities and Justice" (2) The decision of the respondent dated 21 August 2019 is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Government Information (Public Access) Act – GIPA – Reasonable searches for information – lack of onus on any specific party – whether document held Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 Cases Cited: Cianfrano v Director General Department of Commerce and Anor (No 2) [2006] NSWADT 195 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs [1979] AATA; (1979) 46 FLR 409 Little v Department of Communities and Justice [2020] NSWCATAD 112 Mannix v Department of Education and Communities [2014] NSWCATAD 35 Stanley v Roads and Maritime Services (NSW) [2014] NSWCATAD 123 Turner v Commissioner of Police NSW Police Force [2017] NSWCATAD 367 Turner v NSW Health Pathology, Forensic and Analytical Science Service [2017] NSWCATAD 114 Wojciechowska v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAP 173 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ali Samandi (Applicant) NSW Department of Communities and Justice (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Applicant (Self Represented) NSW Department of Communities and Justice (Respondent) File Number(s): 2019/00337593 Publication restriction: Nil