Sawari v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 291

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Sawari v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 291 Hearing dates: 11 October 2023 Date of orders: 08 November 2023 Decision date: 08 November 2023 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: M Riordan, Senior Member Decision: The respondent's decision dated 17 April 2023, is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – administrative review – Government information – reasonable searches –excluded information of an agency – no consent to disclosure by the agency – conclusive presumption that there is an overriding public interest against disclosure Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 (NSW) Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) State Records Act 1998 (NSW) Cases Cited: Afghan-Baig v The Queen [2018] NSWCCA 15 Australian Broadcasting Corporation v O'Neill (2006) 227 CLR 57 Betzis v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAD 71 DF v Director General, Attorney General's Department [2002] NSWADT 164 Desmond v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 231 Fisher v Goulburn Mulwaree Council [2019] NSWCATAD 34 Flack v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2011] NSWADT 286 Hall v Department of Premier and Cabinet (NSW) [2012] NSWADT 46 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 Miller v Director of Public Prosecutions [2012] NSWADT 38 Pertsinidis v Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District [2014] NSWCATAD 130 Public Service Assn v Premier's Department [2002] NSWADT 277 Re Drake and Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (No 2) (1979) 2 ALD 634 Roberts v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2018] NSWCATAD 127 Sharpe v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2023] NSWCATAD 178 Simring v Commissioner of Police [2009] NSWSC 270 Taylor v Destination NSW [2017] NSWCATAD 272 YG & GG v Minister for Community Services [2002] NSWCA 247 Yee v Medical Council of NSW [2017] NSWCATAD 370 Texts Cited: None Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mozghan Sawari (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Ryburn Solicitors Pty Ltd (Applicant) Crown Solicitor (Respondent) File Number(s): 2023/00190145 Publication restriction: Pursuant to s 64(1)(c) of the NCAT Act the publication or disclosure of the parts of these Reasons marked "NOT FOR PUBLICATION", other than to the respondent (Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force) is prohibited.