Park -v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service (EOD) [2000] NSWADTAP 4

Appeal Panel

CITATION: Park -v- Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service (EOD) [2000] NSWADTAP 4 APPELLANT Jonathan Park PARTIES: RESPONDENT Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service FILE NUMBER: 999005 HEARING DATES: 07/03/2000 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 03/07/2000 DATE OF DECISION: 04/07/2000

Decision refusing access to documents DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: Hennessy N (Deputy President); Bell N - Judicial Member; Alt M - Member CATCHWORDS: opportunity to be heard - summons - apparent relevance test - summons - legitimate forensic purpose test MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 991016 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: LEGISLATION CITED : Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Lloyd -v- Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee & Anor [1999] NSWCA 68 House -v- The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 R -v- A and B [1999] NSWADAP 2 Hession -v- Century 21 South Pacific (1992) 28 NSWLR 120 Adam P Brown Male Fashions Pty Ltd -v- Phillip Morris Inc. (1981) 148 CLR 170 R -v- Hastings (unrep., NSWCCA, 29 September 1997) R -v- McGoldrick (unrep., NSWCA, 28 April 1998) CASES CITED: R -v- Beattie (1996) 40 NSWLR 155 The Commonwealth of Australia -v- Northern Territory Land Council & Anor (1992-1993) 176 CLR 604 Hudson -v- Whalan & Donald [1999] FCA 199, 3 March 1999 R -v- Saleam (1989) 16 NSWLR 14 Attorney General for NSW -v- Stuart (1994) 34 NSWLR 667 Alister -v- The Queen (1983-84) 154 CLR 404 Carroll -v- Attorney General of New South Wales (1993) 70 A Crim R 162 Air Canada -v- Secretary of State for Trade [1982] 2 AC 394 Waind -v- Hill and National Employers Mutual General Association Ltd [1978] 1 NSWLR 372 APPELLANT REPRESENTATION: In person RESPONDENT G Doherty, solicitor ORDERS: Decision affirmed.