Todd v University of New South Wales [2004] NSWADT 250

CITATION: Todd v University of New South Wales [2004] NSWADT 250 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Girvan Frederick Todd RESPONDENT University of New South Wales FILE NUMBER: 043052 HEARING DATES: 21/06/2004 23/06/2004 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 06/23/2004 DATE OF DECISION: 11/01/2004

BEFORE: Montgomery S - Judicial Member APPLICATION: access to documents - confidential material - access to documents - internal working documents - access to documents - operation of agencies - access to documents - personal affairs - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - confidential material - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - internal working documents - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - operation of agencies - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - personal affairs MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) Freedom of Information Act 1989 BW -v- Registrar, New South Wales Medical Board [2002] NSWADT 76 Chief Executive Officer, State Rail Authority v Woods [GD) [2003] NSWADTAP 25 Colakovski -v- ATC (1991) 29 FCR 429 Commissioner of Police -v- District Court of NSW (1993) 31 NSWLR 606 Gilling -v- General Manager, Hawkesbury City Council [1999] NSWADT 43 Humane Society International Inc. -v- National Parks & Wildlife Service & ors [2000] NSWADT 133 Leonard Hastings Ainsworth -v- The Principal Officer, Dept of Gaming & Racing (Dist Court of NSW 6/6/97 unreported) CASES CITED: Re B and Brisbane North Regional Health Authority (1994) 1 QAR 279 Re: Corrs Pavey Whiting and Byrne And: Collector of Customs for The State of Victoria and Alphapharm Pty. Ltd. No. VG6 of 1987 Re Chandra and Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1984) 6ALN 257 Re Hutchinson and Department of Human Services (1997) 12 VAR 422 Re Maher and Attorney General's Department (1985) 7 ALD 731 Ryder v Booth (1985) VR 870 at 872 Saleam v Director General, Department of Community Services and Ors [2002] NSWADT 41 Wiseman v Commonwealth, unreported, Federal Court, 24 October 1989 Young v Wicks (1986) 13 FCR 85 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: S W Hickey, barrister RESPONDENT J Oakley, barrister ORDERS: The University's decision to refuse to release each of the documents that are the subject of this application is affirmed.