Rawan Arraf v NSW Crime Commission [2022] NSWCATAD 81

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Rawan Arraf v NSW Crime Commission [2022] NSWCATAD 81 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 11 March 2022 Decision date: 11 March 2022 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: H Dixon SC, Senior Member Decision: The access application to the New South Wales Crime Commission made on 4 June 2021 is not a valid application pursuant to s 43(2) of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) and accordingly application 2021/00312080 made on 3 November 2021 is dismissed. Catchwords: GOVERNMENT INFORMATION – access application – whether information "excluded information" – whether invalid application Legislation Cited: Administrative Decision Review Act 1997 (NSW); Criminal Assets Recovery Act 1990 (NSW); Crime Commission Act 2012 (NSW); Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Cases Cited: Achieve Australia Ltd v Department of Family and Community Services (NSW) [2014] NSWCATAD 171 Beregi v Department of Planning, Industry and Environment [2020] NSWCATAP 185 Beregi v Department of Planning, Industry and Environment [2019] NSWCATAD 253 Christopher v Independent Commission Against Corruption [2021] NSWCATAD 256 Chu Kheng Lim v Minister for Immigration [1992] HCA 64 Coleman v Power (2004) 220 CLR 1 Coppock v Willoughby City Council [2021] NSWCATAD 166 DNM v NSW Ombudsman [2019] NSWCATAP 77 DRJ v Commissioner of Victims Rights; DRK v Commissioner of Victims Rights; DRL v Commissioner of Victims Rights; DRM v Commissioner of Victims Rights; DRN v Commissioner of Victims Rights [2019] NSWCATAD 195 Hooper v Willoughby City Council [2021] NSWCATAD 208 New South Wales Crime Commission v Hindmarch [2019] NSWSC 1801 Pertsinidis v Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District [2014] NSWCATAD 130 Texts Cited: The Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights The Palermo Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rawan Arraf (Applicant) New South Wales Crime Commission (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Applicant (Self Represented) Crown Solicitor (Respondent) File Number(s): 2021/00312080 Publication restriction: None