Bolejko v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 31

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Bolejko v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 31 Hearing dates: 5 July 2021 & 15 September 2021 Date of orders: 08 February 2023 Decision date: 08 February 2023 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: K Ransome, Senior Member Decision: (1) The decision under review in respect of items 6 and 7 of the access is varied to provide access to the information in full. (2) The decision under review is otherwise affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – administrative review - Government Information – whether tribunal has jurisdiction to deal with application - whether further information held – adequacy of searches – whether an overriding public interest against disclosure Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Civil and Administrative Tribunal 2013 Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (Cth) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 Cases Cited: Attorney-General's Department v Cockcroft (1986) 10 FCR 180 Attorney General for New South Wales v Gatsby [2018] NSWCA 254 Camilleri v Commissioner of Police (NSW) [2012] NSWADT 5 Choi v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 156 Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force v Barrett (No 2) [2016] NSWCATAP 86 Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force v Camilleri [2012] NSWADTAP 19 Denyer v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2018] NSWCATAD 160 Flack v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2011] NSWADT 286 Hurst v Wagga Wagga City Council [2011] NSWADT Leech v Sydney Water Corporation [2010] NSWADT 298 Miriani v Commissioner of Police (NSW) [2005] NSWADT 187 Mizzi v Commissioner of Police (NSW) [2013] NSWADT 150 Newcastle City Council v Newcastle East Residents Action Group [2018] NSWCATAP 254 Rivero v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2019] NSWCATAD 115 Saggers v Environment Protection Authority [2013] NSWADT 109 Wojciechowska v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAP 173 Wojciechowska v Blue Mountains City Council [2021] NSWCATAP 179 Wojciechowska v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 284 Wojciechowska v Commissioner of Police (No 2) [2021] NSWCATAD 311 Wojciechowska v Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice [2021] NSWCATAD 298 Wojciechowska v Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice [2022] NSWCATAP 226 Texts Cited: None Cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Krzysztof Bolejko (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: P Wojciechowska agent for the applicant Crown Solicitor for the respondent File Number(s): 2021/00004481 Publication restriction: Section 64 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 applies to the material filed by the respondents on a confidential basis, to the evidence given in private before the Tribunal and to the record of that part of the proceedings conducted in private pursuant to s 49. That material is not to be released to either the applicant or to the public.