X -v- Director General, Department of Community Services & anor; Director General, Department of Community Services -v- X & anor (GD) [2000] NSWADTAP 23

Appeal Panel

CITATION: X -v- Director General, Department of Community Services & anor; Director General, Department of Community Services -v- X & anor (GD) [2000] NSWADTAP 23 APPELLANTS X Director General, Department of Community Services

PARTIES: FIRST RESPONDENTS Director General, Department of Community Services X

SECOND RESPONDENT The Premier of New South Wales FILE NUMBER: 009003; 009004 HEARING DATES: 24/11/2000 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 11/24/2000 DATE OF DECISION: 12/06/2000

Principal matter DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: Needham CA - (Deputy President); Robinson MA - Judicial Member; Bolt M - Member CATCHWORDS: no question of law identified - relevant/irrelevant considerations MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 993062 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 12/30/1999 LEGISLATION CITED : Freedom of Information Act 1989 CASES CITED: X v Director -General, Dept of Community Services [1999] NSWADT 141 Mangoplah Pastoral Co Pty Ltd v Great Southern Energy [1999] NSWADT 93 APPELLANT/FIRST RESPONDENT REPRESENTATION: In person FIRST RESPONDENT/APPELLANT/SECOND RESPONDENT M Adofaci, solicitor advocate ORDERS: 1. Appeal 009003 is dismissed with no order for costs; 2. Appeal 009004 is allowed in part with no order for costs; 3. The agency is to give access to the FOI Applicant to the entries in documents 49, 50 and 51 appearing under the heading "Agencies Involved".