Druett v Director General, Department of Community Services [2004] NSWADT 181

CITATION: Druett v Director General, Department of Community Services [2004] NSWADT 181 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Garry Keith Druett RESPONDENT Director General, Department of Community Services FILE NUMBER: 033309 HEARING DATES: 18/03/2004 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 03/18/2004 DATE OF DECISION: 08/24/2004

BEFORE: Higgins S - Judicial Member APPLICATION: access to documents - confidential material - access to documents - law enforcement & public safety - access to documents - secrecy provisions - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - confidential material - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - law enforcement & public safety - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - secrecy provisions MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 Freedom of Information Act 1989 Bissett v Director General, NSW Department of Gaming and Racing [2004] NSWADT 160 BY v Director-General, Attorney General's Department [2002] NSWADT 79 Cerminara v Commissioner of Police [2001] NSWADT 95 CASES CITED: Chapman v Commissioner of Police [2004] NSWADT 35 Cheung v The Administrative Decisions Tribunal of New South Wales [2000] NSWSC 1062 Kennedy v Commissioner of Police [2001] NSWADT 39 McMahon v Director-General, Department of Fair Trading [2003] 63 Rittau v Commissioner of Police [2000] NSWADT 186 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: In person RESPONDENT M Allars, barrister ORDERS: 1. The decision of the Director General is affirmed in respect of document no. 204, 226, 229 and 271 listed on Schedule A and all the documents listed on Schedule B; 2. Within 14 days of the publication of this decision, the applicant to advise the respondent agency if he wishes to pursue his application in respect of document no. 203, 220, 222 and 253 listed on Schedule A; 3. Within 7 days after receipt of the applicant's advice (if any) as referred to above, the respondent agency to provide the Tribunal, on a confidential basis, a copy of Document No. 203, 220, 222 and 253 in its original form and a copy of document no 62 in its deleted form.