Nationwide News Pty Ltd -v- General Manager, Leichhardt Council [2003] NSWADT 76

CITATION: Nationwide News Pty Ltd -v- General Manager, Leichhardt Council [2003] NSWADT 76 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Nationwide News Pty Ltd RESPONDENT General Manager, Leichhardt Council FILE NUMBER: 023098 HEARING DATES: 16/10/2002, 29/10/2002 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 10/29/2002 DATE OF DECISION: 04/16/2003

BEFORE: Robinson MA - Judicial Member APPLICATION: access to documents - legal professional privilege - access to documents - personal affairs - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - legal professional privilege - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - personal affairs MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter LEGISLATION CITED : Freedom of Information Act 1989 Humane Society International Inc. -v- National Parks & Wildlife Service [2000] NSWADT 133 Saleam -v- Director General, Department of Community Services [2002] NSWADT 41 Saleam -v- Director General, Department of Community Services [2002] NSWADTAP 30 A -v- Director General, Department of Health [2000] NSWADT 59 Woods -v- Chief Executive Officer, State Rail Authority [2002] NSWADT 253 Watkins -v- Chief Executive, Roads and Traffic Authority [2000] NSWADT 11 CASES CITED: BY -v- Director General, Attorney General's Department (No 2) [2003] NSWADT 37 Director General, Department of Community Services -v- Latham (GD) [2000] NSWADTAP 21 Bennett v Vice Chancellor, Unviersity of New England [2002] NSWADT 175 Coco v AN Clark (Engineers) Ltd [1969] RPC 41 Saltman Engineering (1948) 65 RPC 203 Mangoplah Pastoral Co Pty Ltd v Great Southern Energy [1999] NSWADT 93 Neary v The Treasurer, New South Wales [2002] NSWADT 261 APPLICANT A Henskens, barrister REPRESENTATION: RESPONDENT C Ronalds, barrister ORDERS: 1. The reviewable decision is affirmed. ; 2. These reasons for determination are confidential to the respondent and to the applicant's legal representatives for 14 days from today and shall not be published for 14 days from today; and; 3. The parties have liberty to apply within 14 days of today as to any further confidentiality orders they might seek.