Colussi v General Manager, Ku-Ring-Gai Council [2004] NSWADT 224

CITATION: Colussi v General Manager, Ku-Ring-Gai Council [2004] NSWADT 224 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT PARTIES: John C Colussi RESPONDENT General Manager, Ku-Ring-Gai Council FILE NUMBER: 033325 HEARING DATES: On the papers SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 06/04/2004 DATE OF DECISION: 10/07/2004

BEFORE: Higgins S - Judicial Member APPLICATION: access to documents - if practicable to give access with exempt material deleted - access to documents - law enforcement & public safety - access to documents - personal affairs - Freedom of Information - access to documents - if practicable to give access with exempt material deleted - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - law enforcement & public safety - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - personal affairs MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Freedom of Information Act 1989 Colakovski v Australian Telecommunications Corp (1991) 29 FCR 429 at 431-435 Re French (1987) 12 ALD 525 CASES CITED: Re Green and Overseas Telecommunications Commission (1992) 28 ALD 655 Re Wong and Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1984) 12 AAR 208 at 210 Saleam v Director General, Department of Community Services and Ors [2202] NSWADT 41 Young v Wicks (1986) 13 FCR 85 at 89 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: In Person RESPONDENT L Finn, solicitor ORDERS: 1 The decision of the Council in respect of the letter dated 22 August 2003 is affirmed; 2 The decision of the Council in respect of the email dated 13 May 2003 and the letter dated 8 September 2003 is set aside; 3 The email dated 13 May 2003 and the letter dated 8 September 2003 is remitted to the Council for reconsideration in accordance with these reasons for decision of the Tribunal