GA v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police (GD) [2005] NSWADTAP 38

Appeal Panel - Internal

CITATION: GA v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police (GD) [2005] NSWADTAP 38 APPELLANT PARTIES: GA RESPONDENT Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police FILE NUMBER: 049047 HEARING DATES: 17/02/2005 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 02/17/2005 DATE OF DECISION: 07/21/2005

GA v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2004] NSWADT 254 DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: O'Connor K - DCJ (President); Montgomery S - Judicial Member; Mapperson K - Non Judicial Member CATCHWORDS: jurisdiction - jurisdiction - lack of internal review - effect of MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 043330 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 11/05/2004 Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Freedom of Information Act 1989 Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 GA v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police [2004] NSWADT 254 Azzopardi v Tasman UED Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 149 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Woodside & anor -v- Director General, Department of Community Services (CSD) [2000] NSWADTAP 8 Enfield City Council v Development Assessment Commission (1994) 82 LGERA 439 CASES CITED: Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 Timbarra Protection Coalition v Ross Mining NL (1999) 46 NSWLR 55 Woolworths Ltd v Pallas Newco Pty Ltd [2004] NSWCA 422; (2004) 61 NSWLR 707 R v Blakely; ex p Assocn of Architects, Engineers, Surveyors & Draughtsmen of Australia (1950) 82 CLR 54 JD v Director General, NSW Department of Health [2004] NSWADT 7 Y v Director-General, Department of Education and Training [2001] NSWADT 149 BQ v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2002] NSWADT 64 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: In person RESPONDENT D Shepherd, solicitor ORDERS: 1. The Tribunal's decision that it is without jurisdiction is set aside; 2. The application for review of conduct is remitted to the Tribunal for determination in accordance with the Directions contained in para [32].