FDY v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2022] NSWCATAP 367

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: FDY v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2022] NSWCATAP 367 Hearing dates: 14 October 2022 Date of orders: 21 November 2022 Decision date: 21 November 2022 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: The Hon D.A. Cowdroy AO KC, Principal Member Dr R Dubler SC, Senior Member Decision: The Appeal Panel dismisses the appeal Catchwords: Administrative Law – public access to government information – request for information – balancing public interest considerations – prejudice to the supply of confidential information that facilitates the effective exercise of an agency's functions – whether Tribunal at first instance misinterpreted the provisions of the Surveillance Devices Act and Surveillance Devices Regulations. Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Government Information (Public access) Act 2009 (NSW) Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (NSW) Surveillance Devices Regulation 2014 (NSW) Cases Cited: Amalgamated Society of Engineers v Adelaide Steamship Co-Ltd (1920) 28 CLR 129 B & L Linings Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (2008) 74 NSWLR 481 Cheung v Commissioner of Police [2019] NSWCATAD 249 Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1981) 147 CLR 297 Cramas Properties Ltd v Connaught Fur Trimming Ltd (1965) 1 WLR 892; (1965) 2 All ER 382 FDY v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 285 Flack v Commissioner Of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2011] NSWADT 286 Morgan v Commissioner of Police [2021) NSWCATAD 173 Taylor v The Owners – Strata Plan No 11564 (2014) 253 CLR 531 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998) HCA 28 Voitenko t/as Access Party Hire v Zurich Australian Insurance Ltd [2016] NSWSC 324 Wojciechowska v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 173 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: FDY (Appellant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Ian Latham (Apellant)