Zonnevylle v Department of Justice [2024] NSWCATAD 357

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Zonnevylle v Department of Justice [2024] NSWCATAD 357 Hearing dates: 17 May 2024, 20 June 2024, 6 and 21 August 2024. Date of orders: 29 November 2024 Decision date: 29 November 2024 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: J Redfern PSM, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW — Access to government information — whether unreasonable and substantial diversion of agency resources — balancing exercise. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — request for the issue of summonses — no forensic purpose — request after the final hearing. Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Government Information (Public Access) Amendment Act 2018 Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) Cases Cited: Cianfrano v Director General, Premier's Department [2006] NSWADTAP 48 Colefax v Department of Education and Communities No 2 [2013] NSWADT 130 Commissioner of Police v Danis [2017] NSWCATAP 7 Department of Education v Zonnevylle [2020] NSWCATAD 96 Hickey v Secretary, Department of Education [2021] NSWCATAD 306 Loussikian v University of Sydney [2018] NSWCATAD 140 Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning [2019] NSWCATAD 108 Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning v Zonnevylle [2020] NSWCA 232 Ruyters v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAD 223 Webb v Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice [2024] NSWCATAD 238 Zonnevylle v Department of Education [2017] NSWCATAD 101 Zonnevylle v Department of Education [2017] NSWCATAD 214 Zonnevylle v Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning [2019] NSWCATAP 274 Zonnevylle v NSW Department of Justice [2021] NSWCATAD 175 Texts Cited: NCAT Policy 6: Communicating with the Tribunal and Members Statutory Review; Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 and Government Information (Information Commissioner) Act 2009 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Peter Zonnevylle (Applicant) Department of Justice (Respondent) Representation: Applicant (self-represented)