Thompson & Ardill v The Lord Howe Island Board [2003] NSWADT 193

CITATION: Thompson & Ardill v The Lord Howe Island Board [2003] NSWADT 193 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANTS PARTIES: Rodney Thompson & Barbara Ardill RESPONDENT The Lord Howe Island Board FILE NUMBER: 033070 HEARING DATES: 25/06/2003 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 06/25/2003 DATE OF DECISION: 07/16/2003

BEFORE: Hennessy N - Magistrate (Deputy President) APPLICATION: access to documents - personal affairs - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - personal affairs MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Freedom of Information Act 1989 Commissioner of Police v District Court of NSW (Perrin's case) (1993) 31 NSWLR 606 Young v Wicks (1986) 79 ALR 448 CASES CITED: Colakavski v Australian Telecommunications Corporation (1991) 29 FCR 429 Gilling v General Manager, Hawkesbury Shire Council [1999] NSWADT 43 Chandra and Minister for Immigration and Ethic Affairs (1984) 6 ALD 257 APPLICANTS REPRESENTATION: In Person RESPONDENT E Glancey, solicitor ORDERS: 1. The agency's decision is varied to give Mr Prout access to the recording without any deletions. ; 2. The publication or broadcast of any report of these proceedings is prohibited for 28 days from the date of this decision. ; 3. The publication of evidence given before the Tribunal or of matters contained in documents lodged with the Tribunal or received in evidence by the Tribunal is prohibited for 28 days from the date of this decision.