Styles v Wollondilly Shire Council [2004] NSWADTAP 46

Appeal Panel - Internal

CITATION: Styles v Wollondilly Shire Council [2004] NSWADTAP 46 APPLICANT PARTIES: Lynette Styles RESPONDENT Wollondilly Shire Council FILE NUMBER: 049034 HEARING DATES: 21/10/2004 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 10/21/2004 DATE OF DECISION: 10/29/2004

Styles v Wollondilly Shire Council [2004] NSWADT 167 DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: Hennessy N - Magistrate (Deputy President); Robinson MA - Judicial Member; Bolt M - Non Judicial Member CATCHWORDS: Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - operation of agencies - leave to extend to the merits - costs - fail to exercise jurisdiction MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 043054 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 08/13/2004 LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Freedom of Information (Fees and Charges) Orders 1989 Hutchinson v Director General Roads and Traffic Authority [2004] NSWADT 48 CASES CITED: Chapman v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2004] NSWADT 35 Brandusoiu v Commissioner of Police [1999] NSWADTAP 8 Murphy v David Jones Limited [2002] NSWADTAP 42 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: In person RESPONDENT A Seton, solicitor ORDERS: Appeal dismissed; Application for costs refused