WL v Randwick City Council (GD) [2007] NSWADTAP 58

Appeal Panel - Internal

CITATION: WL v Randwick City Council (GD) [2007] NSWADTAP 58

APPELLANT PARTIES: WL RESPONDENT Randwick City Council

FILE NUMBER: On the papers

HEARING DATES: On the papers

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 28 May 2007

DATE OF DECISION: 5 October 2007

BEFORE: O'Connor K - DCJ (President); Higgins S - Judicial Member; Bolt M - Non Judicial Member

CATCHWORDS: Privacy and Personal Information - Agency Evidence - Adequacy - 'Personal Information' - 'Publicly Available Publication' Exclusion - Statutory Interpretation - Disclosure - Section 41 Direction - Collection - Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998, ss 4, 8, 18, 41

MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter

FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 063139

DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 01/10/2007

Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 LEGISLATION CITED : Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) Freedom of Information Act 1989 Local Government Act 1993 Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998

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