Fox v Yass Valley Council [2024] NSWCATAD 365

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Fox v Yass Valley Council [2024] NSWCATAD 365 Hearing dates: 26 November 2024 Date of orders: 06 December 2024 Decision date: 06 December 2024 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: EA MacIntyre, Senior Member Decision: (1) The administratively reviewable decision of the Respondent is set aside. (2) The decisions of the Respondent to provide the information provided to the Applicant prior to the date of the hearing of this matter are affirmed. (3) A copy of the site inspection report the subject of these proceedings is to be provided to the Applicant, with no redaction of the membership number contained within it. (4) The administratively reviewable decision of the Respondent is otherwise affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - administrative review - government information - access application - enforceable right to access government information - public interest considerations for disclosure - public interest considerations against disclosure - balance -personal information -revealing information ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - reviewable decision - correct and preferable decision - Civil and Administrative Tribunal Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Cases Cited: None Cited Texts Cited: None Cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Paul Fox (Applicant) Yass Valley Council (Respondent) Jenny Wales (Joined party) Representation: Counsel: A Hannam (Respondent)