Eric Anthony Foster v Department of Planning and Environment [2022] NSWCATAD 235

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Eric Anthony Foster v Department of Planning and Environment [2022] NSWCATAD 235 Hearing dates: 11 April 2022 Date of orders: 14 July 2022 Decision date: 14 July 2022 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: D M Jay, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Administrative review – Access to government information – Personal information – Secrecy provision – Effective exercise of agency's functions – Whether overriding public interest against disclosure Legislation Cited: Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (Cth) Housing Act 2001 (NSW) Cases Cited: Walker v SafeWork NSW [2022] NSWCATAD 94 Commissioner of Police (NSW) v Camilleri [2012] NSWADTAP 19 Privacy Commissioner v Telstra Corporation Ltd [2017] FCAFC 4 WL v Randwick City Council [2007] NSWADT 12 AIN v Medical Council of NSW [2016] NSWCATAD 5 EFL v Secretary, Department of Education [2020] NSWCATAD 239 Public Transport Authority [2018] WASC 47 Miriani v Transport for NSW [2021] NSWCATAD 16 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Eric Anthony Foster (Applicant) Department of Planning and Environment (Respondent) Representation: Applicant in person K Mattes (Respondent) R Wilkins (Information Commissioner) File Number(s): 2021/00364337 Publication restriction: Nil