Kiernan v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police (No. 2) (GD) [2010] NSWADTAP 18

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CITATION: Kiernan v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police (No. 2) (GD) [2010] NSWADTAP 18

APPELLANT Teresa Kiernan PARTIES: RESPONDENT Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police

FILE NUMBER: 089053

HEARING DATES: 22 October 2009

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 22 October 2009

DATE OF DECISION: 26 March 2010

BEFORE: O'Connor K - DCJ (President); Fitzgerald K - Judicial Member; Antonios Z - Non-Judicial Member

CATCHWORDS: Freedom of Information – Scope of Request – Form of Access – No Jurisdiction – Sufficiency of Search – No Jurisdiction – Exempt Matter – Unreasonable Disclosure of Personal Affairs – Not Proven – Appeal allowed – Freedom of Information Act 1989, s 27, s 28(1)(b), s 53(3) – Sched 1, cl 6

DECISION UNDER APPEAL: Kiernan v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2007] NSWADT 207; Kiernan v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police (No. 2) [2008] NSWADT 52

FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 063419

DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 02/15/2008

LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Freedom of Information Act 1989

Administrative Decisions Tribunal Appeal Panel v Department of Commerce [2008] NSWCA 140 Commissioner of Police v District Court of NSW ('Perrin's case') (1993) 31 NSWLR 606 Department of Education and Training v GJ [2009] NSWADTAP 33 CASES CITED: Gene Simring v Commissioner of Police [2009] NSWSC 270 Kiernan v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police (No 2) [2008] NSWADT 52 Kiernan v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force (GD) [2009] NSWADTAP 38 Kiernan v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2007] NSWADT 207