Watkins -v- Chief Executive, Roads and Traffic Authority [2000] NSWADT 11

CITATION: Watkins -v- Chief Executive, Roads and Traffic Authority [2000] NSWADT 11 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Thomas Douglas Watkins RESPONDENT Chief Executive, Roads and traffic Authority FILE NUMBER: 993220 HEARING DATES: 29/11/99 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 01/17/2000 DATE OF DECISION: 02/01/2000

BEFORE: Smith MB - Judicial Member APPLICATION: access to documents - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter LEGISLATION CITED : Freedom of Information Act 1989 Mangoplah Pastoral Co Pty Ltd v Great Southern Energy [1999] NSWADT 93 Department of Industrial Relations v Burchill (1991) 33 FCR 122 Australian Doctors' Fund Ltd v Commonwealth of Australia (1994) 49 FCR 478 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 CASES CITED: Victorian Public Service Board v Wright (1986) 160 CLR 145 Accident Compensation Commission v Croom [1991] 2 VR 322 D v National Society for the Prevention of Cruetly to Children [1978] AC 171 Attorney General's Department v Cockcroft (1986) 10 FCR 180 Maugher v General Manager of Wingecarribee Shire Council [1999] NSWADT 35 APPLICANT K Eastman (barrister) REPRESENTATION: Bilbie Dan Hickey (solicitors) RESPONDENT T F Robertson (barrister) ORDERS: 1. The reviewable decision is affirmed.