GCE v Department of Education [2025] NSWCATAD 45

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: GCE v Department of Education [2025] NSWCATAD 45 Hearing dates: 29 July 2024 and 1 November 2024 Date of orders: 17 February 2025 Decision date: 17 February 2025 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: M Riordan, Senior Member Decision: (1) The decision under review is affirmed; and (2) The Tribunal takes no action on the matter. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW — Privacy and Personal information — Health information - personal information — whether disclosure to third parties by agency Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Government Sector Employment Act 2013 (NSW) Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 (NSW) Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) State Records Act 1998 (NSW) Cases Cited: BWY v Secretary, Department of Education [2020] NSWCATAD 208 Nguyen v Cosmopolitan Homes [2008] NSWCA 246 Vice-Chancellor Macquarie University v FM [2005] NSWCA 192 Texts Cited: None Category: Principal judgment Parties: GCE (Applicant) Department of Education (Respondent) Representation: Applicant (Self-represented) Crown Solicitor (Respondent) File Number(s): 2024/00124351 Publication restriction: The disclosure of the name of the applicant is prohibited pursuant to section 64(1)(a) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013. The applicant is to be known by the pseudonym GCE.