Schlebaum -v- Director General, Department of Community Services and Gliksman [2001] NSWADT 97

CITATION: Schlebaum -v- Director General, Department of Community Services and Gliksman [2001] NSWADT 97 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT Dr Anne Schlebaum PARTIES: FIRST RESPONDENT Director General, Department of Community Services SECOND RESPONDENT Michael Gliksman FILE NUMBER: 013029 HEARING DATES: 30/04/01 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 04/30/2001 DATE OF DECISION: 06/07/2001

BEFORE: Hennessy N (Deputy President) APPLICATION: Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - business affairs - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - personal affairs MATTER FOR DECISION: Preliminary matter LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Freedom of Information Act 1989 CASES CITED: APPLICANT In person REPRESENTATION: FIRST RESPONDENT N Sharpe, solicitor SECOND RESPONDENT In person ORDERS: I direct that this matter be set down for a hearing on the preliminary question of whether the documents in dispute contain information relating to Dr Schlebaum's personal or business affairs.

Introduction

1 In March 1997, Dr Gliksman applied to the Director General, Department of Community Services (the agency) for access to information under the Freedom of Information Act 1989 (FOI Act). Dr Gliksman asked for "any written material, including file notes of telephone conversations, from Dr Anne Schlebaum to any DOCS employee, regarding myself, in relation to" a certain matter involving three children.