Lesslie v Lithgow City Council [2023] NSWCATAD 306

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Lesslie v Lithgow City Council [2023] NSWCATAD 306 Hearing dates: 13 November 2023 Date of orders: 05 December 2023 Decision date: 05 December 2023 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: M Riordan, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – administrative review – Government information - whether overriding public interest against disclosure – personal information of a third party Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 (NSW) Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) State Records Act 1998 (NSW) Cases Cited: Australian Broadcasting Corporation v O'Neill (2006) 227 CLR 57 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 Leech v Sydney Water Corporation [2010] NSWADT 298 Meldru v Wollondilly Shire Council [2017] NSWCATAD 292 Neary v State Rail Authority [1999] NSWADT 107 Searle Australia Pty Ltd v Public Interest Advocacy Centre (1992) 36 FCR 111 Taylor v Destination NSW [2017] NSWCATAD 272 YG & GG v Minister for Community Services [2002] NSWCA 247 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Arthur Lesslie (Applicant) Lithgow City Council (Respondent) Representation: Applicant (Self-Represented) Lithgow City Council (Respondent) File Number(s): 2023/00229365 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restriction: Pursuant to s 64(1)(c) of the NCAT Act the publication or disclosure of the parts of these Reasons marked "NOT FOR PUBLICATION", other than to the respondent (Lithgow City Council) is prohibited.