Odisho -v- Chief Executive, Roads and Traffic Authority [2001] NSWADT 49

CITATION: Odisho -v- Chief Executive, Roads and Traffic Authority [2001] NSWADT 49 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Macko Odisho RESPONDENT Chief Executive, Roads and Traffic Authority FILE NUMBER: 003389 HEARING DATES: 15/03/01 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 03/15/2001 DATE OF DECISION: 03/26/2001

BEFORE: Hennessy N (Deputy President) APPLICATION: access to documents - law enforcement & public safety MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Freedom of Information Act 1989 LEGISLATION CITED : Road Transport (General) Act 1999 Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1997 Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 1998 Department of Health v Jephcott (1985) 8 FCR 85 Re McEneiry and Medical Board of Queensland (1994) 1 QAR 349 Watkins v Chief Executive Roads and Traffic Authority [2000] NSWADT 11 Re McKenzie and Department of Social Security (1986) 65 ALR 645 Re Gold and Australian Federal Police (1994) 37 ALD 168 CASES CITED: Mauger -v- General Manager, Wingecarribee Shire Council [1999] NSWADT 35 (12 May 1999) Mangoplah Pastoral Co Pty Ltd -v- Great Southern Energy [1999] NSWADT 93 Connelly -v- Chief Executive, Roads and Traffic Authority [2000] NSWADT 64 (28 April 2000) Heider -v- Director-General, Department of Community Services [2000] NSWADT 94 (13 June 2000) Latham -v- Director General, Department of Community Services [2000] NSWADT 58 (12 May 2000) Bennett -v- Vice-Chancellor, University of New England [2000] NSWADT 8 Simpson -v- Director General, Department of Education and Training [2000] NSWADT 134 (21 September 2000) Vincent Neary v State Rail Authority [1999] NSWADT 107 (9 November 1999) APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: In person RESPONDENT T Robertson, barrister ORDERS: 1. The decision of the agency to refuse access to Document 1 and to give access to a copy of Document 2 from which the name and address of the informant has been deleted is affirmed.