Wojciechowska v Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice [2022] NSWCATAP 226

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Wojciechowska v Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice [2022] NSWCATAP 226 Hearing dates: 01 July 2022 Date of orders: 12 July 2022 Decision date: 12 July 2022 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: S Westgarth, Deputy President The Hon D A Cowdroy, AO QC, Principal Member Decision: 1. The appeal is stayed pursuant to section 43 (3) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 pending judgment being delivered by the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Equity Division in proceedings number 2022/0015 5046 2. The parties have leave to relist these proceedings on 14 days' notice. Catchwords: Appeal – question of law – whether Tribunal has jurisdiction to determine an application under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 – same issue raised in other proceedings before the Tribunal – appellant instituting Supreme Court proceedings seeking determination of the question of law – stay granted of appeal pending determination of judgement in the Supreme Court proceedings. Legislation Cited: Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 Cases Cited: Wojciechowska v Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice [2021] NSWCATAD 298 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Paulina Wojciechowska (Appellant) Secretary of Department of Communities and Justice (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Appellant (self-represented) Legal Department of Communities and Justice (Respondent) File Number(s): 2021/00322248 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Citation: [2021] NSWCATAD 298 Date of Decision: 15 October 2021 Before: M Gracie, Senior Member File Number(s): 2021/00129993