Ekermawi -v- Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service and The Premier of New South Wales [2001] NSWADT 27

CITATION: Ekermawi -v- Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service and The Premier of New South Wales [2001] NSWADT 27 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT Saeed Samir Ekermawi PARTIES: RESPONDENTS Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service The Premier of New South Wales FILE NUMBER: 003156 HEARING DATES: 28/11/2001 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 11/28/2000 DATE OF DECISION: 02/21/2001

BEFORE: Hennessy N (Deputy President) APPLICATION: access to documents - law enforcement & public safety MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Freedom of Information Act 1989 Watkins -v- Chief Executive, Roads and Traffic Authority [2000] NSWADT 11 CASES CITED: Rittau v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service and Anor [2000] NSW ADT 186 Mangoplah Pastoral Co Pty Ltd v Great Southern Energy [1999] NSWADT 93 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: S Ekermawi, as agent for applicant RESPONDENT J Tunks, solicitor ORDERS: 1. The decision under review is affirmed.; 2. Subject to any further order of the Tribunal, confidential exhibit A, confidential documents filed on behalf of the respondent and respondent's confidential submissions are not to be disclosed to any person and are to be returned pursuant to s 140 of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 (NSW) personally to the solicitor for the respondent, Mr Tunks after the expiration of 28 days from the date of this decision.