Stalvies v Snowy Monaro Regional Council [2023] NSWCATAD 166

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Stalvies v Snowy Monaro Regional Council [2023] NSWCATAD 166 Hearing dates: On the Papers Date of orders: 27 June 2023 Decision date: 27 June 2023 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: C Mulvey, Senior Member Decision: 1. The decision not to give access to the letter dated 29 August 2016 (Document 1) is set aside. 2. The decision not to give access to the letter dated 23 February 2017 (Document 2) is set aside. 3. The respondent is to give to the applicant access to the letter dated 29 August 2016 (Document 1). 4. The respondent is to give to the applicant access to the letter dated 23 February 2017 (Document 2). 5. The decision to redact part of the file note of the respondent dated 19 December 2016 (Document 5) is affirmed. 6. The decision of the respondent is otherwise affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW – government information - personal information – whether disclosure could reasonably be expected to reveal personal information – whether disclosure could contravention of Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 Cases Cited: Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force v Camilleri (GD) [2012] NSWADTAP 19 Donnellan v Ku-ring-gai Council (2013) NSWADT 115 DRP v Orange City Council [2020] NSWCATAD 220 Richards v Commissioner, Department of Corrective Services [2011] NSWADT 98 Stalvies v Snowy Monaro Regional Council [2020] NSWCATAD 292 Stalvies v Snowy Monaro Regional Council [2021] NSWCATAP 246 Transport NSW v Searle [2018] NSWCATAP 93 Texts Cited: Nil Cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Janet Stalvies (Applicant) Snowy Monaro Regional Council (Respondent) Representation: J Stalvies (Applicant) Snowy Monaro Regional council (Respondent) File Number(s): 2020/00206722 Publication restriction: Pursuant to s 64 (1) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) order as follows: those parts of these reasons for decision that are marked "Confidential-Not for Publication" are to be kept confidential and are not to be released to the applicant or the public without further order.