Gliksman -v- The Commissioner, Health Care Complaints Commission [2001] NSWADT 47

CITATION: Gliksman -v- The Commissioner, Health Care Complaints Commission [2001] NSWADT 47 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Dr Michael David Gliksman RESPONDENT The Commissioner, Health Care Complaints Commission FILE NUMBER: 003003 HEARING DATES: 24/07/2000 05/12/2000 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 12/05/2000 DATE OF DECISION: 03/23/2001

BEFORE: Robinson MA - Judicial Member APPLICATION: access to documents - personal affairs - Freedom of Information Act - access to documents - personal affairs MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter Health Care Complaints Act 1993 LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Freedom of Information Act 1989 Humane Society International Inc. v National Parks and Wildlife Service [2000] NSWADT 133 CASES CITED: Colakovski v Australian Telecommunications Corporation (1991) 29 FCR 429 Humane Society International Inc. v National Parks and Wildlife Service [2000] NSWADT 133 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: In person RESPONDENT P A Johnson SC, barrister ORDERS: 1. The decision under review is affirmed

1 This is an application for review of a reviewable decision made under the Freedom of Information Act 1989 ("FOI Act") refusing the applicant access to documents relating to the applicant's complaints made to the respondent agency concerning a fellow medical doctor and a complaint made by that doctor against the applicant. The applicant is also a psychologist.