Dezfouli v Department of Corrective Services [2007] NSWADT 25

CITATION: Dezfouli v Department of Corrective Services [2007] NSWADT 25

DIVISION: General Division

APPLICANT PARTIES: Saeed Sayaf Dezfouli RESPONDENT Department of Corrective Services

FILE NUMBER: 053245

HEARING DATES: 28/07/2006

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 25 January 2007

DATE OF DECISION: 31 January 2007

BEFORE: Pearson L - Judicial Member

CATCHWORDS: access to documents - adequacy of search - access to documents - law enforcement & public safety - access to documents - personal affairs - 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 Mental Health (Criminal Procedure) Act 1990

Cianfrano v Director General, Department of Commerce & Anor (No 2) [2006] NSWADT 195 Chapman v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2004] NSWADT 35 Centrelink v Dykstra [2002] FCA 1442 CASES CITED: Dunstan v Department of Corrective Services [2004] NSWADT 177 Miriani v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police State Electoral Office v McCabe [2003] NSWADTAP 28 University of New South Wales v McGuirck [2006] NSWSC 1362

APPLICANT In person REPRESENTATION: RESPONDENT E Ball, solicitor

ORDERS: 1. Decision under review affirmed.; 2. Paragraphs 32, 33 and 34 of these reasons are to be disclosed only to the respondent and its legal advisors and not be made available to the applicant or published by the Tribunal.