GA v Department of Education and Training and NSW Police (No 3) [2005] NSWADT 70

CITATION: GA v Department of Education and Training and NSW Police (No 3) [2005] NSWADT 70 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT GA PARTIES: FIRST RESPONDENT Director General, Department of Education and Training SECOND RESPONDENT Commissioner of Police, NSW Police FILE NUMBER: 023250, 043159 HEARING DATES: 3/03/2005 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 03/03/2005 DATE OF DECISION: 03/31/2005

BEFORE: Robinson MA - Judicial Member APPLICATION: Privacy - information protection principle - collection - from third party - Privacy - information protection principle - disclosure to third party - Privacy - information protection principle - personal information - use MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Police Act 1990 Privacy & Personal Information Protection Act 1998 Computer Edge Pty Ltd v Apple Computer Inc (1984) 54 ALR 767 FM v Vice-Chancellor, Macquarie University [2003] NSWADT 78 CASES CITED: GA v Department of Education and Training & NSW Police (No 2) [2005] NSWADT 10 GA v Department of Education and Training and NSW Police [2004] NSWADTAP 18 JD v Director General, NSW Department of Health (No.2) [2004] NSWADT 227 MT v Director General, NSW Department of Education & Training [2004] NSWADT 194 APPLICANT In person REPRESENTATION: FIRST RESPONDENT S Free, solicitor SECOND RESPONDENT P Mclaughlin, solicitor ORDERS: 1. The first respondent was not required to comply with section 18 of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998; 2. The first respondent did not contravene any of the information protection principles of the Act; 3. The second respondent did not contravene any of the information protection principles of the Act; and; 4. The application against both respondents is dismissed