Sethi v New South Wales Crime Commission [2024] NSWCATAD 21

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Sethi v New South Wales Crime Commission [2024] NSWCATAD 21 Hearing dates: 12 December 2023 Date of orders: 24 January 2024 Decision date: 24 January 2024 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: P French, Senior Member Decision: 1. The applicant's application to adjourn the hearing is refused. 2. The applicant's application to summons Mr Michael Barnes, Commissioner, NSW Crime Commission, as a witness is refused. 3. The applicant's application for a non-publication order is refused. 4. The agency's internal review decision dated 13 March 2023 is affirmed. 5. The agency's internal review decision dated 28 March 2023 is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW – Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) – whether information sought is 'excluded information' – whether information is not held by the agency PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – whether hearing should be adjourned – whether the Registrar should be directed to issue a Summons compelling a person to attend the hearing to give evidence – whether a non-publication order should be made. Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 (NSW), s 75 Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW), s 55, 58, 63 Crime Commission Act 2012 (NSW), ss 7, 10,11, 11A, 12, 13, 49, 50, 59 Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW), ss 3, 5, 9, 12, 13, 14, 43, 51, 53, 58, 80, 100, 101, 105 Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016 (NSW) Cases Cited: AHB v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2014] NSWCA 40 AON Risk Services Australia Limited v Australian National University [2009] HCA 27 Beregi v Department of Planning, Industry and Environment [2020] NSWCATAP 185 Christopher v Independent Commission Against Corruption [2021] NSWCATAD 256 Coppock v Willoughby City Council [2021] NSWCATAD 166 DLH v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCATAD 92 DNM v NSW Ombudsman [2019] NSWCATAP 7 Ghazal v Masterton Homes Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCATAP 227 Icare NSW v Webb [2023] NSWCATAP 192 Klaric v Commissioner for Police [2020] NSWCATAP 153 Nobarani v Maricone [2018] HCA 36 Pertsinidis v Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District [2014] NSWCATAD 130 Rawan Arraf v NSW Crime Commission [2022] NSWCATAD 81 Ritson v Commissioner of Police [No. 2] [2022] NSWCATAD 89 Ritson v Commissioner of Police [2022] NSWCATAP 223 Robertson v Deputy Secretary Local Government, Planning and Policy [2023] NSWCATAP 88 Sinclair v Psychology Council [2017] NSWCATAD 8 State of New South Wales (Justice Health) v Dezfouli [2008] NSWADTAP 69 Travelex Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2010] HCA 33; (2010) 241 CLR 510 Watson v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2015] NSWCATAD 139 Wojciechowska v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAP 173 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Akhil Sethi (Applicant)