Malliate v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2021] NSWCATAD 56

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Malliate v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2021] NSWCATAD 56 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 12 March 2021 Decision date: 12 March 2021 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: C Ludlow, Senior Member Decision: 1. A hearing of the application for an extension of time to file the application for review is dispensed with under s. 50(2) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013. 2. The applicant's application to extend time for the lodging of the application is dismissed. 3. The applicant's application to the Tribunal for administrative review of the respondent's decision is also dismissed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Freedom of information -application for review out of time - whether reasonable explanation for the delay Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2013 (NSW) Cases Cited: Neary v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2015] NSWCATAD 223 Saleam v Sydney Local Health District [2020] NSWCATAD 77 Thomson v Sydney Trains [2015] NSWCATAD 257 Turner v Commissioner of Police [2014] NSWCATAP 4 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jean-Marcel Malliate (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: J Malliate (Applicant self-represented) Maddocks Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2020/339867 Publication restriction: Nil