McGuinness v Bathurst Regional Council [2005] NSWADT 152

CITATION: McGuinness v Bathurst Regional Council [2005] NSWADT 152 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Leah Michelle McGuinness RESPONDENT Bathurst Regional Council FILE NUMBER: 043353 HEARING DATES: 24/02/2005 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 02/24/2005 DATE OF DECISION: 07/06/2005

BEFORE: Hennessy N - Magistrate (Deputy President) APPLICATION: access to documents - confidential material - access to documents - operations of agencies - access to documents - personal affairs - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - confidential material - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - operations of agencies - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - personal affairs MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter LEGISLATION CITED : Freedom of Information Act 1989 Ansell v Wells (1982) 43 ALR 41 Colakovski v Australian Telecommunications Corporation (1991) 100 ALR Colakovski v Australian Telecommunications Corporation (1991) 100 ALR 111 Commissioner of Police v District Court of New South Wales (1993) 31 NSWLR 606 Director General, Department of Education & Training -v- Mullett & anor (GD) [2002] NSWADTAP 13 revised - 11/06/2002 DQ -v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2002] NSWADT 215 Muin v Refugee Review Tribunal (2002) 76 ALJR 966) CASES CITED: Re B and Brisbane North Regional Health Authority ((1994) 1 QAR 279 Re James and Australian National University (1984) 6 ALD 687 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Miah (2001) 206 CLR 57 Re Pergamon Press Ltd [1971] CH 388 Re Pochi and Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 26 ALR 247 Re Thies and Dept of Aviation (1986) 9 ALD 454.) Robinson v Director General, Department of Health [2002] NSWADT 222 Schlebaum (No. 2) -v- Director General, Department of Community Services & anor [2001] NSWADT 214 REPRESENTATION: C Bolger, counsel C Nichols, solicitor ORDERS: The agency's decision is affirmed.