Ugur v Public Guardian [2023] NSWCATAP 273

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Ugur v Public Guardian [2023] NSWCATAP 273 Hearing dates: 29 September 2023 Date of orders: 11 October 2023 Decision date: 11 October 2023 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: A Balla, ADCJ, Principal Member Dr R Dubler SC, Senior Member Decision: 1. Leave to appeal refused. 2. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER – government information – reasonable searches – whether the Tribunal ought to have disclosed more documents APPEALS – whether the Appeal Panel ignored evidence or made findings without evidence – whether the Appellant was denied procedural fairness Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Cases Cited: BHP Billiton Ltd v Dunning [2013] NSWCA 421 Brahmbhatt v Osorio [2023] NSWCATAP 188 CLT v Secretary, Department of Education [2022] NSWCATAD 34 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Mendonca v Legal Services [2020] NSWCA 84 Nakad v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2014] NSWCATAP 10 Pohli v Wearne [2014] NSWCATAP 78 Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation Limited [2014] NSWCATAP 69 SAB v SEM [2013] NSWSC 253 Ugur v Commissioner of Police [2022] NSWCATAD 396 Ugur v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2022] NSWCATAD 373 Walker v Northern Beaches Council [2021] NSWCATAD 251 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Haci Emin Orhan Ugur (Appellant) NSW Trustee and Guardian (Respondent) Representation: Appellant (self-represented) K Mattes, Crown Solicitor (Respondent) File Number(s): 2022/00379766 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Citation: [2022] NSWCATAD 373 Date of Decision: 21 November 2022 Before: M Riordan, Senior Member File Number(s): 2022/00065944