Simpson -v- Director General, Department of Education and Training [2000] NSWADT 134

CITATION: Simpson -v- Director General, Department of Education and Training [2000] NSWADT 134 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT David Robert simpson PARTIES: RESPONDENT Director General, Department of Education and Training FILE NUMBER: 003160 HEARING DATES: 04/08/2000 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 08/30/2000 DATE OF DECISION: 09/21/2000

BEFORE: Hennessy N (Deputy President) APPLICATION: access to documents - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter LEGISLATION CITED : Freedom of Information Act 1989 Re Thies and Department of Aviation (1986) 9 ALD 454 Re James and Australian National University (1984) 2 AAR 327 at 341 Harris v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1983) 50 ALR 551 Ascic v Australian Federal Police (1986) 11 ALN N184 Re Heaney and Public Service Board (1984) 1 AAR 335 Re Australian Medical Association Limited and Health Department of Western Australia [1999] WAICmr 7 (27 April 1999) CASES CITED: Health Department of Western Australia v Australian Medical Association [1999] WASCA 269 (30 November 1999) Re Maher and Attorney-General's Department (1985) 7 ALD 731 Re Waterford and Department of Treasury (No 2) (1984) 5 ALD) 588 Re Eccleston and Department of Family Services and Aboriginal and Islander Affairs ((1993) 1 QAR 60) Re Howard and Treasurer of Commonwealth of Australia (1985) 3 AAR 169 Re Eccleston and Department of Family Services and Aboriginal and Islander Affairs, Decision No. 93002 Application S 15 of 1993 Re VXF and Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (1989) 17 ALD 491 Re Sunderland and Department of Defence (1986) 11 ALD 258 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: In person RESPONDENT P Singleton, barrister ORDERS: 1. The decision under review is set aside; 2. In substitution for that decision, a determination is made to give access to the draft report to Mr Simpson.