Cianfrano v Director General, Attorney General's Department [2005] NSWADT 303

CITATION: Cianfrano v Director General, Attorney General's Department [2005] NSWADT 303 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Robert Cianfrano RESPONDENT Director General, Attorney General's Department FILE NUMBER: 053049 HEARING DATES: 29/06/2005 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 29/06/2005 DATE OF DECISION: 20/12/2005

BEFORE: O'Connor K - DCJ (President) APPLICATION: access to documents - business affairs - access to documents - cabinet documents - access to documents - legal professional privilege - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - business affairs - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - cabinet documents - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - legal professional privilege MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter LEGISLATION CITED : Freedom of Information Act 1989 Cianfrano v Director General Department of Commerce and anor [2005] NSWADT 282 Saggers v Director General Attorney General's Department [2005] NSWADT 193 Cianfrano v Director-General Premier's Department NSW & anor [2004] NSWADT 255 Hynes v General Manager Hawkesbury City Council [2004] NSWADT 135 Law Society of New South Wales v General Manager Workcover Authority of New South Wales (GD) [2004] NSWADTAP 40 CASES CITED: Trade Practices Commission v Sterling (1979) 36 FLR 244 Commonwealth v Dutton (2000) 102 FCR 168 Balabel v Air-India [1988] 1 Ch 317 Waterford v Commonwealth of Australia (1987) 163 CLR 54 Law Society of New South Wales v General Manager WorkCover Authority of New South Wales [2004] NSWADTAP 40 Cianfrano v Director General Department of Commerce and anor [2005] NSWADT 282 Simos v Wilkins (15 May 1996 unreported Dist Ct NSW (Cooper DCJ)) APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: In person RESPONDENT M Allars of counsel instructed by G Mahony, Crown Solicitor's Office ORDERS: 1. The application for review is allowed in part; 2. The respondent's determination is set aside in relation to; (a) Documents 81-84; and; (b) Document 88 ; 3. The Tribunal's orders are to take effect 28 clear days after the publication of its decision