WL v Randwick City Council (No 2) [2010] NSWADT 84

CITATION: WL v Randwick City Council (No 2) [2010] NSWADT 84

DIVISION: General Division

APPLICANT WL PARTIES: RESPONDENT Randwick City Council

FILE NUMBER: 073294

HEARING DATES: 1 May 2009

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 2 November 2009

DATE OF DECISION: 6 April 2010

BEFORE: Higgins S - Judicial Member

CATCHWORDS: Privacy – information protection principle – contravention of collection and disclosure principles – direction of Privacy Commissioner exempting agency from complying with the principles

Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Evidence Act 1995 LEGISLATION CITED : Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Information Privacy Act 2000 (Vic) Local Government Act 1973 Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998

WL v La Trobe University (General) [2005] VCAT 2592 CASES CITED: WL v Randwick City Council (No 2)(GD) [2008] NSWADTAP 52 WL v Randwick City Council [2007] NSWADTAP 58 WL v Randwick City Council [2007] NSWADT 12

APPLICANT In person REPRESENTATION: RESPONDENT A J Seton, solicitor

ORDERS: Pursuant to subsection 55(2) of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 the Tribunal determines to take no action on this matter.

REASONS FOR DECISION

Introduction

1 The applicant, WL, has sought review of conduct of an officer of the respondent, Randwick City Council ('the Council'), that he asserts contravened a number of the information protection principles, which apply to the Council under the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 ('PPIP Act'). WL has at all times represented himself in these proceedings. He has also been assisted by his wife.