AU -v- Commission for Children & Young People [2002] NSWADT 78

CITATION: AU -v- Commission for Children & Young People [2002] NSWADT 78 DIVISION: Community Services Division APPLICANT PARTIES: AU RESPONDENT Commission for Children & Young People FILE NUMBER: 014068 HEARING DATES: 21/03/2002 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 03/21/2002 DATE OF DECISION: 05/14/2002

BEFORE: Gormly P - Judicial Member APPLICATION: Declaration that applicant not a prohibited person MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Child Protection (Prohibited Employment) Act 1998 CASES CITED: APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: In person RESPONDENT M Adofaci, advocate ORDERS: 1. This application is refused. The Child Protection (Prohibited Employment) Act 1998 continues to apply to AU in respect of the offence of homosexual intercourse with male between the ages of 10-18 for which he was indicted on 9 April 1997; 2. In the Community Services Division of the Tribunal, it is an offence to publish or broadcast the name of any person who is mentioned or otherwise involved is any proceedings before the Tribunal, whether before or after the proceedings are disposed of (Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 s126(1)). Although s126(2) contains an exception in relation to the publication of an official report of the proceedings that includes the name of such a person, I have decided, because of the sensitivity of the information, not to publish any person's name who is mentioned or otherwise involved in any proceeding before the Tribunal.