Leichhardt Municipal Council v Roads and Traffic Authority [2005] NSWADT 37

CITATION: Leichhardt Municipal Council v Roads and Traffic Authority [2005] NSWADT 37 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Leichhardt Municipal Council RESPONDENT Roads and Traffic Authority FILE NUMBER: 043283 HEARING DATES: 2/11/2004 - 3/11/2004 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 11/03/2004 DATE OF DECISION: 02/24/2005

BEFORE: Needham J - Judicial Member APPLICATION: access to documents - business affairs - access to documents - financial or property interests - access to documents - internal working documents - access to documents - operations of agencies - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - business affairs - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - financial or property interests - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - internal working documents - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - operations of agencies MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Freedom of Information Act 1989 Motor Vehicles Taxation Act 1988 LEGISLATION CITED : Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998 Road Transport (General) Act 1999 Road Transport (Heavy Vehicles Registration Charges) Act 1995 Roads Act 1993 Transport Administration Act 1988 David Miles Connolly v. Department of Finance No 94/50 AAT Freeland v. General Manager, Liverpool City Council [1999] NSW ADT 95 Hynes v. Hawkesbury City Council [2004] NSWADT 135 CASES CITED: Latham v. Director-General, Department of Community Services [2000] NSW ADT 58 Re Kamminga and Australian National University (1992) 26 ALD 585 Re Saxon and Australian Maritime Safety Authority (unreported, AAT, Cth 19 June 1995) Tunchon v. Commissioner of Police, New South Wales [2000] NSWADT 73 Vincent Neary v. State Rail Authority of NSW [1999] NSWADT 107 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: C Ronalds SC RESPONDENT R Weber SC ORDERS: 1.Order that the documents numbered 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 66 - 83, and 307-343 in the confidential exhibit R4 in these proceedings be released to the applicant; 2.Order that documents numbered 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21-33, 34-65, 84-171, 172-306 are exempt from release.