Coppock v Willoughby City Council [2021] NSWCATAD 166

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Coppock v Willoughby City Council [2021] NSWCATAD 166 Hearing dates: 2 and 3 September 2020 Date of orders: 15 June 2021 Decision date: 15 June 2021 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: S Goodman SC, Senior Member Decision: 1. the decision under review is varied as follows: a. the applicant is granted access to the first two emails in Document Schedule 2, item 20; b. such access is to be provided within 28 days; 2. the decision under review is otherwise affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – access to government information – access application – conclusive presumption against disclosure – legal professional privilege – excluded information ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – access to government information – access application – public interests in favour of disclosure – public interests against disclosure– whether overriding public interest against disclosure Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Evidence Act 1995 Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 Local Government Act 1993 Local Government (General) Regulation 2005 Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994 Cases Cited: AIN v Medical Council of New South Wales [2015] NSWCATAP 241 Beregi v Department of Planning, Industry and Environment [2019] NSWCATAD 253 Beregi v Department of Planning, Industry and Environment [2020] NSWCATAP 185 Broadribb v Medical Council of New South Wales [2018] NSWCATAD 213 CFMEU v De Martin & Gasparini [2017] FCA 856 Colefax v Department of Education and Communities [2013] NSWADT 75 Collins v Department Finance, Services & Innovation [2018] NSWCATAD 60 Commissioner of Police v Danis [2017] NSWCATAP 7 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 Hancock v Rinehart (Privilege) [2016] NSWSC 12 Hurst v Wagga Wagga City Council [2011] NSWADT 307 Joye v Beach Petroleum NL (1996) 67 FCR 275 Marchant v Bland Shire Council [2013] NSWADT 303 McMillan v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force; Brady v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2013] NSWADT 53 Meacham v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAP 107 Newcastle City Council v Newcastle East Residents Action Group [2018] NSWCATAP 254 Pertsinidis v Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District [2014] NSWCATAD 130 Re Dingjan: Ex Parte Wagner (1995) 183 CLR 323 Saggers v Environment Protection Authority [2014] NSWCATAD 37 Sharples v Tweed Shire Council [2015] NSWCATAD 59 Smith v Pittwater Council [2016] NSWCATAD 67 Taylor v Office of Destination NSW [2018] NSWCATAD 195 Transport for NSW v Searle [2018] NSWCATAP 93 University of New South Wales v McGuirk [2006] NSWSC 1362 Watson v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 139 Woolley v Lismore City Council [2013] NSWADT 10 Zidar v Department of Justice (No. 3) [2018] NSWCATAD 230 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Stuart Coppock (Applicant) Willoughby City Council (Respondent)