Cincotta v Council of the City of Ryde [2022] NSWCATAP 24

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Cincotta v Council of the City of Ryde [2022] NSWCATAP 24 Hearing dates: 17 September 2021 Date of orders: 02 February 2022 Decision date: 02 February 2022 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: D Robertson, Senior Member J Lucy, Senior Member Decision: (1) Leave to appeal refused. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW — Public access to government information — Request for information concerning complaints against the appellant — Whether disclosure likely to reveal the identity of an informant — Meaning of "informant" — Whether falsity of complaint a factor favouring disclosure WORDS AND PHRASES — Informant Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) Cases Cited: Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 69 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Norman Cincotta (Appellant) Council of the City of Ryde (Respondent) Representation: Appellant in person M Chillari - Solicitor (Respondent) File Number(s): 2021/179112 Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Citation: [2021] NSWCATAD 131 Date of Decision: 20 May 2021 Before: A Starke, Senior Member File Number(s): 2020/315037