Howard v Department of Communities and Justice – Housing (No. 2) [2023] NSWCATAD 185

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Howard v Department of Communities and Justice – Housing (No. 2) [2023] NSWCATAD 185 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 18 July 2023 Decision date: 18 July 2023 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: P French, Senior Member Decision: The applicant's Application for miscellaneous matters filed on 22 June 2023 is dismissed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 – whether non-publication order should be made Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW), s 55 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), ss 3, 28, 29, 30, 49, 36, 38, 50, 64, 70 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW), rr 23, 24 Defamation Act 2005 (NSW), s 33 Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW), s 100 Privacy and Personal Information Protection Ac 1998 (NSW), s 6 Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), s 7 Cases Cited: Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police v Zhao 92015) 316 ALR 378 CYL v YZA [2017] NSWCATAP 105 DLH v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCATAD 92 EQH v Health Administration Corporation [2021] NSWCATAD 215 Hogan v Hinch (2011) 243 CLR 506 John Fairfax & Sons Limited v Police Tribunal of NSW (1986) 5 NSWLR 465 Konstantinidis v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2020] NSWCA 227 MDM v PR [2020] NSWCATCD 5 Ritson v Commissioner for Police (No.2) [2022] NSWCATAD 89 Ritson v Commissioner for Police [2022] NSWCATAP 223 Russell v Russell (1976) 134 CLR 495 State of New South Wales (Justice Health) v Dezfouli [2008] NSWADTAP 69 Texts Cited: NCAT Policy 1 Complaints (November 2017) NCAT Policy 2 Publishing Reasons for Decisions (October 2019) Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Morgan Howard (Applicant) Department of Communities and Justice – Housing (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Morgan Howard (Self-represented) Z Dunford, Department of Communities & Justice, Legal (Respondent) File Number(s): 2023/00120084 Publication restriction: Nil