GR v Department of Housing (No 2) [2005] NSWADT 301

CITATION: GR v Department of Housing (No 2) [2005] NSWADT 301 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT PARTIES: GR RESPONDENT Department of Housing FILE NUMBER: 043205 HEARING DATES: 2/12/2004, 9/06/2005 & 31/08/2005 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 11/08/2005 DATE OF DECISION: 12/16/2005

BEFORE: Robinson MA - Judicial Member APPLICATION: Privacy - information protection principle - disclosure to third party MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter (on remittal from the Appeal Panel) LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 Crook v Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal of New South Wales (2003) 59 NSWLR 300 GA v Dept of Education & Training [2004] NSWADTAP 18 GR v Department of Housing [2003] NSWADT 268 McWilliam and Civil Aviation Safety Authority [2005] AATA 1148 CASES CITED: Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Bhardwaj (2002) 209 CLR 597 Sydney Water Corp Ltd v Industrial Relations Commission of NSW (2004) 61 NSWLR 661 Torrens Aloha Pty Ltd v Citibank NA (1997) 72 FCR 581 Vice-Chancellor Macquarie University v FM [2005] NSWCA 192 Vice-Chancellor, Macquarie University v FM (No.2) (GD) [2004] NSWADTAP 37 Woolworths Ltd v Pallas Newco Pty Ltd (2004) 61 NSWLR 707 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: K Viglianti, barrister RESPONDENT L Karp, barrister ORDERS: The Tribunal determines not to take any action on the matter