Patsalis v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police (No 2) [2004] NSWADT 185

CITATION: Patsalis v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police (No 2) [2004] NSWADT 185 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Michael Patsalis RESPONDENT Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police FILE NUMBER: 033041 HEARING DATES: 16/12/2003, 09/02/2004, 24/06/2004 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 06/24/2004 DATE OF DECISION: 08/27/2004

BEFORE: Britton A - Judicial Member APPLICATION: access to documents - personal affairs - access to documents - substantial and unreasonable diversion of agency's resources - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - personal affairs - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - substantial and unreasonable diversion of agency's resources MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Freedom of Information Act 1989 Beesley v Commissioner of Police [2000] NSWADT 52 CASES CITED: Patsalis v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 213 Patsalis v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service (GD) [2004] NSWADTAP 20 Re Smedley and Department of Business, the Arts, Sports and Tourism (1996) 41 ALD 779 APPLICANT In person REPRESENTATION: RESPONDENT D Patterson (16 December 2003, 9 February 2004) P McLaughlin (24 June 2004) ORDERS: 1. The decision of the Repondent in respect of Item 3, Item 4 (as it relates to Mr Patsalis' phone records), Item 5, Item 6 (as it relates to the two boxes and the photographs), Item 7 and Item 8 is remitted.; 2. The decision of the Repondent in respect of Item 4 (as it relates to Exhibit AX) and Item 6 (except as it relates to the two boxes and the photographs) is affirmed.