Fisher -v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service and Anor [2002] NSWADT 267

CITATION: Fisher -v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service and Anor [2002] NSWADT 267 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT Gregory Fisher PARTIES: FIRST RESPONDENT Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service SECOND RESPONDENT Minister administering the Freedom of Information Act (the Premier) FILE NUMBER: 023020 HEARING DATES: 15/05/2002 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 05/27/2002 DATE OF DECISION: 12/17/2002

BEFORE: Britton A - Judicial Member APPLICATION: access to documents - law enforcement & public safety - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - law enforcement & public safety MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Freedom of Information Act 1989 BY v Director General, Attorney General's Department [2002] NSWADT 79 Re McKenzie v Dept of Social Security (1986) 65 ALR 645 Re Gold and Australian Federal Police (1994) 37 ALD 168 Taylor v Chief Inspector, RSPCA [1999] NSWADT 23 CASES CITED: Cain v Glass (No 2) (1985) 3 NSWLR 230 Attorney-General v Smith (1996) 86 A Crim R 308 George v Rockett and Anor (1990) 170 CLR 104 Mangoplah Pastoral Co Pty Ltd v Great Southern Energy [1999] NSW ADT 93 Rittau v Commissioner of Police [2000] NSWADT 186 Watkins v Chief Executive, Roads and Traffic Authority [2000] NSWADT 11 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: M Einfeld QC and C Waterstreet, barristers RESPONDENT D Paterson, solicitor ORDERS: 1. Decision under review is affirmed.