Goodwin v NSW Treasury [2021] NSWCATAD 176

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Goodwin v NSW Treasury [2021] NSWCATAD 176 Hearing dates: 14 April 2021 Date of orders: 22 June 2021 Decision date: 22 June 2021 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: C Ludlow, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is set aside and in substitution a decision is made providing access to the information sought by the applicant within 28 days of the date of publication of these reasons. Catchwords: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – government information – remuneration of senior executives – personal information – prejudice to professional or financial interests – prejudice to agency's functions Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Cases Cited: Hurst v Wagga Wagga City Council [2011] NSWADT 307 HV and Department of Finance [2015] AICmr 84 Lower Burdekin Newspaper Company Pty Ltd v Lower Burdekin Shire Council [2004] QICmr 2 McLennan v University of New England [2013] NSWADT 113 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Alison Goodwin (Applicant) NSW Treasury (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Health Services Union (Applicant) NSW Treasury (Self-Represented) (Respondent) File Number(s): 2020/00310520 Publication restriction: Pursuant to s 64(1)(c) and (d) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013, the publication of the contents of the confidential statement of Andrew Hubrechson-Yung dated 24 February 2021, and its disclosure to the applicant in these proceedings, is prohibited.