Choi v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 156

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Choi v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 156 Hearing dates: 29 May 2020; 24 June 2020; 14 August 2020 Date of orders: 4 June 2021 Decision date: 04 June 2021 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: G Sarginson, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW---Access to government information---Access application---Decision that information not held---Adequacy of searches conducted by the agency ADMINISTRATIVE LAW---Access to government information---Refusal to deal with application---Public interest against disclosure---Whether overriding public interest against disclosure Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Cases Cited: Armee v Brearley [2017] NSWCATAP 141 Australian Vaccination Network v Department of Finance and Services [2013] NSWADT 60 Betzis v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAD 71 Commissioner for Police, NSW Police Force v Barrett [2015] NSWCATAP 68 Commissioner of Police v DYD [2020] NSWCATAP 224 Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force v Camilleri (GD) [2012] NSWADTAP 19 Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force v Barrett (No 2) [2016] NSWCATAP 86 Denyer v Commissioner for Police, NSW Police Force [2018] NSWCATAD 160 Donnellan v Ku-ring-gai Council [2013] NSWADT 115 Fisher v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 44 Hanson v Metricon Homes Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCATAP 133 Hurst v Wagga Wagga City Council [2011] NSWADT 307 O'Neill v T and I Engines Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCATAP 77 Rivero v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2019] NSWCATAD 115 Thomson v Commissioner for Police [2021] NSWCATAD 53 Wojciechowska v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAP 173 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jae Hee Choi (Applicant) Commissioner for Police (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Applicant (Self-Represented) Crown Solicitors (Respondent) File Number(s): 2019/00381499 Publication restriction: Section 64 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) applies to the material filed by the respondent on a confidential basis; to those reasons identified as [NOT FOR PUBLICATION]; to the evidence given in private before the Tribunal; and to the recording of that part of the proceedings (including sound recording and transcript) conducted in private. That material is not to be released to either the applicant or the public.