LG v Attorney Generals Department of NSW [2009] NSWADT 141

CITATION: LG v Attorney Generals Department of NSW [2009] NSWADT 141

DIVISION: General Division

APPLICANT LG PARTIES: RESPONDENT Attorney Generals Department of NSW

FILE NUMBER: 093001

HEARING DATES: On the papers

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 14 April 2009

DATE OF DECISION: 15 June 2009

BEFORE: Molony P - Judicial Member

Civil Procedure Act 2006 Criminal Records Act 1991 District Court Act 1973 LEGISLATION CITED : Freedom of Information Act 1989 Health Records Information Privacy Act 2003 Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005

Budd v Director, Attorney Generals Department [2006] NSWSC 1267 HO v Attorney-General's Department [2008] NSWADT 224 CASES CITED: N (No. 2) v Director General, Attorney General's Department [2002] NSWADT 33 Nakhl Nasr v State of NSW; George Nasr v State of NSW [2007] NSWCA 101 NZ v Attorney-General's Department [2005] NSWADT 103 NZ v Director-General, Attorney-General's Department [2005] NSWADTAP 62

APPLICANT In person REPRESENTATION: RESPONDENT T Chisolm, solicitors

ORDERS: The application is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.

REASONS FOR DECISION

Introduction 1 LG seeks external review of conduct of staff employed in the Registry of the District Court at Sydney in giving her solicitors, in District Court proceedings to which she was a party, access to documents produced under subpoena by her doctor. Those documents were the subject of claims of objections by her doctor (confidentiality, relevance and privilege). There was no order made for access or inspection.