Cianfrano v Director General, New South 'Wales Treasury [2005] NSWADT 7

CITATION: Cianfrano v Director General, New South 'Wales Treasury [2005] NSWADT 7 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Robert Cianfrano RESPONDENT Director General, New South Wales Treasury FILE NUMBER: 043026; 043234 HEARING DATES: 25-26/08/2004 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 08/26/2004 DATE OF DECISION: 01/10/2005

BEFORE: O'Connor K - DCJ (President) APPLICATION: access to documents - business affairs - access to documents - cabinet documents - access to documents - internal working documents - access to documents - legal professional privilege - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - business affairs - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - cabinet documents - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - internal working documents - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - legal professional privilege MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic) Freedom of Information Act 1989 Abigroup Ltd v Akins (1997) 42 NSWLR 623 Attorney General (NT) v Kearney (1985) 158 CLR 500 Attorney General (NT) v Maurice (1986) 161 CLR 475 Attorney General (UK) v Heinemann Publishers Pty Ltd (the Spycatcher case) (1987) 10 NSWLR 86 Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v FFE Building Services Ltd [2003] FCA 1181 Australian Doctors' Fund Ltd v Commonwealth of Australia (1994) 49 FCR 478 Australian Federal Police v Propend Finance Pty Ltd (1997) 188 CLR 501 Australian Rugby Union Ltd v Hospitality Group Pty Ltd and Ors [1999] FCA 1061 B v Commissioner of Police [2000] NSWADT 168 Baker v Campbell (1983) 153 CLR 52 Balabel v Air-India [1988] 1 Ch 317 Beesley v Commissioner of Police [2000] NSWADT 52 Blackshaw v Lord [1983] 3 WLR 283 BY v Director General, Attorney General's Department [2002] NSWADT 79 Cianfrano v Director General, Premier's Department & Sydney Markets Ltd [2004] NSWADT 255 Cianfrano v NSW Department of Commerce [2004] NSWADT 134 Commissioner of Police v The District Court of NSW ('Perrin's case') (1993) 31 NSWLR 606 Commonwealth of Australia v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd (1980) 32 ALR 485; 147 CLR 39 Complete Technology Pty Ltd v Toshiba (Australia) Pty Ltd (1994) 53 FCR 125 Conway v Rimmer [1968] AC 910 D. v National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children [1978] AC 171 Daniels Corp International Pty Limited v Australia Competition & Consumer Commissioner (2002) 213 CLR 543 DSE (Holdings) Pty Ltd v Intertan Inc (2003) 203 ALR 348 Eccleston and Department of Family Services and Aboriginal and Islander Affairs [1993] QICmr 2, (1993) 1 QAR 60 Egan v Chadwick (1999) 49 NSWLR 563 Esso Australia Resources Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (1999) 201 CLR 49 Fagan v State of New South Wales [2004] NSWCA 182 Freeland v General Manager, Liverpool City Council [1999] NSWADT 95 CASES CITED: Goldberg v Ng (1995) 185 CLR 83 Harris v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal (1983) 50 ALR 551 Hynes v General Manager, Hawkesbury City Council [2004] NSWADT 135 Law Society of New South Wales v General Manager, Workcover Authority of New South Wales (GD) [2004] NSWADT 40 Mann v Carnell (1999) 201 CLR 1 Neary v State Rail Authority [1999] NSWADT 107 Neary v The Treasurer, New South Wales [2002] NSWADT 261 O'Reilly v Commissioner of State Bank of Victoria (1982) 153 CLR 1 Parker v DCT (Qld) [1985] 1 Qd R 275 Patsalis v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 213 Public Service Association and Professional Officers Association, Amalgamated Union of NSW v Director General, Premier's Department [2002] NSWADT 277 Raethel v Director-General, Department of Education and Training [1999] NSWADT 108 Re Anti-Fluoridation Association of Victoria and Secretary, Department of Health (1985) 8 ALD 163 Re B and Brisbane North Regional Health Authority (1993) 1 QAR 279 Re Birrell and the Department of Premier and Cabinet (Nos 1 and 2) (1986) 1 VAR 230 Re Burns and Australian National University (1984) 6 ALD 193; 1 AAR 456 Re Howard and Treasurer of the Commonwealth (1985) 7 ALD 626 Re Hudson and Department of the Premier, Economic and Trade Development (1993) 1 QAR 123 Re Kamminga and Australian National University (1992) 26 ALD 585 Re Mildenhall and Department of Premier and Cabinet (1995) 8 VAR 284 Re Peters and Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (No 2) (1984) 5 ALN N306 Re Porter and Department of Community Services and Health (1988) 14 ALD 403 Re Rae and Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (1986) 12 ALD 589 Re Toomer and Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry [2003] AATA 1301 Sankey v Whitlam (1978) 21 ALR 505; 142 CLR 1 Shepherd and Department of Housing, Local Government & Planning [1994] QICmr 7; (1994) 1 QAR 464 State Bank of South Australia v Smoothdale (No 2) Ltd (1995) 64 SASR 224 Trade Practices Commission v Sterling (1979) 36 FLR 244 Waterford v Commonwealth (1987) 163 CLR 54 Woollahra Municipal Council v Westpac Banking Corp (1994) 33 NSWLR 529 APPLICANT In person REPRESENTATION: RESPONDENT M Allars, counsel ORDERS: Matter No. 043026 ; 1.Determination under review affirmed, except in relation to Document 35.2. Document 35 to be disclosed with the exception of the parts referred to in paragraph [73] of these reasons. This decision to take effect after 28 days.; Matter No. 043234; 1. Determination under review affirmed.