Flores v TAFE NSW [2022] NSWCATAD 341

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Flores v TAFE NSW [2022] NSWCATAD 341 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 25 October 2022 Decision date: 25 October 2022 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: M Riordan, Senior Member Decision: The respondent's decision dated 30 June 2022 is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – government information – fees and charges - where agency required the payment of an advance deposit – how deposit should be calculated - whether financial hardship can be considered in estimating the processing charges – whether advance deposit should be set aside Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1998 (NSW) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Government Information (Public Access) Regulation 2009 (NSW) Cases Cited: EMC v The University of Sydney [2021] NSWCATAD 234 Fisher v Upper Lachlan Shire Council [2019] NSWCATAD 185 Manning v Bathurst Regional Council [2018] NSWCATAD 176 National Tertiary Education Union v Southern Cross University [2015] NSWCATAD 151 Page v Southern Cross University [2017] NSWCATAP 89 Shoebridge v Office of Environment and Heritage [2018] NSWCATAP 144 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Hugo Flores (Applicant) TAFE NSW (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Applicant (Self Represented) S Chester, Legal Counsel (Respondent) File Number(s): 2022/00181811 Publication restriction: Nil