Vranic -v- Director-General, Department of Community Services [2001] NSWADT 129

CITATION: Vranic -v- Director-General, Department of Community Services [2001] NSWADT 129 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Ljubica Vranic RESPONDENT Director-General, Department of Community Services FILE NUMBER: 003375 HEARING DATES: 14/03/2001 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 03/26/2001 DATE OF DECISION: 08/09/2001

BEFORE: Britton A - Judicial Member APPLICATION: access to documents - adequacy of search - access to documents - law enforcement & public safety - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - adequacy of search - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - law enforcement & public safety MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Freedom of Information Act 1989 Children (Care and Protection) Act 1987 Beesley v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2000] NSWADT 52 Re Hancock and Department of Resources and Energy (1986) 10 ALN N65 McKenzie v Secretary to the Department of Social Security (1986) 65 ALR 645 Latham v Director General, Department of Community Services [2000] NSWADT 58 Ingram v General Manager, Sutherland Shire Council [2000] NSWADT 69 Maugher v General Manager, Wingecarribbee Shire Council [1999] NSWADT 35 CASES CITED: Re McEneiry and Medical Board of Queensland (1994) 1 QAR Accident Compensation Commission v Croom [1991] 2 VR 322 Re Gold (1994) 37 ALD 168 Kennedy v Police Commissioner of NSW [2001] NSWADT 39 Mangoplah Pastoral Co Pty Ltd v Great Southern Energy [1999] NSWADT 93 Rittau v Commissioner of Police [2000] NSWADT 186 Watkins v Chief Executive, Roads and Traffic Authority [2000] NSWADT 11 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: In person RESPONDENT J Korathota, solicitor ORDERS: 1 The agency's decision to refuse access to the documents in dispute is affirmed; 2 All exempt material to be returned to J Korathota, solicitor for the agency within twenty eight days of the date of this decision