Styles v Wollondilly Shire Council [2023] NSWCATAD 8

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Styles v Wollondilly Shire Council [2023] NSWCATAD 8 Hearing dates: 29 November 2022 Date of orders: 09 January 2023 Decision date: 09 January 2023 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: M Riordan, Senior Member Decision: 1. The respondent's decision dated 4 July 2022, as varied by its written submissions dated 11 October 2022, is affirmed. 2. There is no proper basis for an objection to the payment of the processing fee to the respondent. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – administrative review – Government information – Legal professional privilege - confidential hearing and evidence - scope of application – public interest test – balancing the public interest Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) State Records Act 1998 (NSW) Cases Cited: Australian Broadcasting Corporation v O'Neill (2006) 227 CLR 57 Fisher v Goulburn Mulwaree Council [2019] NSWCATAD 34 Flack v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2011] NSWADT 286 Grant v Downs (1976) 135 CLR 674 at 688 Hall v Department of Premier and Cabinet (NSW) [2012] NSWADT 46 Holman v Warringah Council [2015] NSWCATAD 215 Hurst v Wagga Wagga City Council [2011] NSWADT 307 Leech v Sydney Water Corporation [2010] NSWADT 298 Meldru v Wollondilly Shire Council [2017] NSWCATAD 292 Taylor v Destination NSW [2017] NSWCATAD 272 YG & GG v Minister for Community Services [2002] NSWCA 247 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Lynette Styles (Applicant) Wollondilly Shire Council (Respondent) Representation: Applicant (Self Represented) Lindsay Taylor Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2022/00199706 Publication restriction: Pursuant to s 64 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013, the publication or disclosure of the parts of these Reasons marked "NOT FOR PUBLICATION", other than to the respondent (Wollondilly Shire Council)