WG v Land and Property Management Authority [2010] NSWADT 243

CITATION: WG v Land and Property Management Authority [2010] NSWADT 243

DIVISION: General Division

APPLICANT WG PARTIES: RESPONDENT Land and Property Management Authority

FILE NUMBER: 103066

HEARING DATES: On the paper

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 17 June 2010

DATE OF DECISION: 13 October 2010

BEFORE: Molony P - Judicial Member

CATCHWORDS: Freedom of Information Act - Access to documents - personal affairs - - if practicable to give access with exempt material deleted

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

Re Chandra and the Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1984) 6 ALD N257 Saleam -v- Director General, Department of Community Services and Ors [2002] NSWADT 41 CASES CITED: Department of Education and Training v GJ (GD) [2009] NSWADTAP 33 Handicapped Children's Centre (NSW) v Department of Ageing, Disability and Homecare [2003] NSWADT 116 Preston v Casino Control Authority [2003] NSWADT 165 Dawson v Health Care Complaints Commission [1999] NSWADT 57

APPLICANT In person REPRESENTATION: RESPONDENT D Schulz, solicitor

ORDERS: The Tribunal varies the decision under review so that 30 days from the publication of these reasons the report is to be released to the Access Applicant with the deletion of references to WG, her separation, her personal circumstances, and her place of residence.

REASONS FOR DECISION

Background 1 On 3 November 2009 the Land and Property Management Authority (LAPMA) received an application for access to information under the Freedom of Information Act 1989 from Mr Ronald Landers. LAPMA identified a Department of Lands report, dated February 2007, entitled Report concerning complaint made to ICAC by [WG] about the alleged conduct of Mr Ron Landers a former senior officer of the Department (the report) as responsive to that request.