Bradford v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 262

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Bradford v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 262 Hearing dates: 4 June 2021 Date of orders: 13 September 2021 Decision date: 13 September 2021 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: A Starke, Senior Member Decision: The decision of the respondent dated 1 March 2020 is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW — Public access to government information — Request for information — Whether adequate searches undertaken —Conclusive presumption regarding "excluded information" of an agency Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Crime Commission Act 2012 (NSW) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 Police Act 1990 (NSW) Cases Cited: Camilleri v Commissioner of Police (NSW) [2012] NSWADT 5 Commissioner of Police v Danis [2017] NSWCATAP 7 Davison v NSW Department of Education and Training [2013] NSWADT 25 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 46 FLR 409 Forbidden Foods Pty Ltd v Rice Marketing Board of New South Wales [2020] NSWCATAD 18 Lipscombe v Blue Mountains City Council [2020] NSWCATAD 121 Miriani v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2005] NSWADT 187 Mizzi v Commissioner of Police (NSW) [2013] NSWADT 150 MJ v Department of Education and Communities [2014] NSWCATAD 12 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 153 ALR 490; (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 Smith v Commissioner of Police [2012] NSWADT 85 Taylor v Office of Destination NSW [2018] NSWCATAD 195 Walker v Roads and Maritime Services [2019] NSWCATAD 117 Texts Cited: Macquarie Dictionary, 7th Ed, 2017 The Collins Paperback English Dictionary, 1986 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Dr Adrian Bradford (Applicant) Commissioner of Police (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: