Cincotta v Council of the City of Ryde [2021] NSWCATAD 131

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Cincotta v Council of the City of Ryde [2021] NSWCATAD 131 Hearing dates: 12 March 2020 Date of orders: 20 May 2021 Decision date: 20 May 2021 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: A Starke, Senior Member Decision: The decision of the respondent dated 8 October 2020 is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW — Public access to government information — Request for information concerning complaints against the applicant — Third party consultation concerning other personal information — Balancing public interest considerations Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) Cases Cited: Attorney-General's Department v Cockcroft (1986) 10 FCR 180 Australian Vaccination Network v Dept of Finance & Services [2013] NSWADT 60 Brady v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2013] NSWADT 53 Commissioner of Police v Danis [2017] NSWCATAP 7 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 46 FLR 409 Flack v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2011] NSWADT 286 Forbidden Foods Pty Ltd v Rice Marketing Board of New South Wales [2020] NSWCATAD 18 Hurst v Wagga Wagga City Council [2011] NSWADT 307 Manly v Ministry of Premier and Cabinet (1995) 14 WAR 550 McMillan v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2013] NSWADT 53 Meacham v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAP 107 Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs v Pochi (1980) 44 FLR 41 Newcastle City Council v Newcastle East Residents Action group [2018] NSWCATAP 254 NSW Police Force v Cammilleri (GD) [2012] NSWADTAP 19 Page v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAD 163 Raven v University of Sydney [2015] NSWCATAD 104 Sullivan v Civil Aviation Authority (2014) 22 FCR 555; [2014] FCAFC 93 Taylor v Office of Destination NSW [2018] NSWCATAD 195 Transport for NSW v Searle [2018] NSWCATAP 93 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Norman Cincotta (Applicant) Council of the City of Ryde (Respondent) Representation: Applicant (Self-represented) Respondent (Self-represented) File Number(s): 2020/00315037