Fitzpatrick v NSW Office of Liquor and Gaming [2010] NSWADT 72

CITATION: Fitzpatrick v NSW Office of Liquor and Gaming [2010] NSWADT 72 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the decision for a list of the amendments.

DIVISION: General Division

APPLICANT David Fitzpatrick

PARTIES: FIRST RESPONDENT NSW Office of Liquor and Gaming

SECOND RESPONDENT Greyhound Racing NSW

FILE NUMBER: 083360; 083361

HEARING DATES: 8, 9, and 10 June 2009

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 17 December 2009

DATE OF DECISION: 19 March 2010

BEFORE: Molony P - Judicial Member

CATCHWORDS: Freedom of Information Act 1989 – cabinet documents – executive council documents – legal professional privilege – documents affecting business affairs –internal working documents – confidential information - operations of agencies

Greyhound Racing Act 2002 Greyhound Racing Act 2009 Harness Racing Act 2002 Thoroughbred Racing Act 1996 Greyhound and Harness Racing Administration Act 2004 Racing Administration Act 1998 LEGISLATION CITED : Totalizator Act 1997 Betting Control Act 1954 (WA) Racing Administration Amendment (Publication of Race Fields) Regulation 2008 Racing Administration Regulations 2005 Freedom of Information Act 1989 Administrative Decision Tribunal Act 1997 Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) Evidence Act 1995

Ashfield Municipal Council v RTA [2004] NSWSC 917 Attorney-General's Department & Anor v Cockcroft (1986) 10 FCR 180 AWB v Cole [2006] FCA 1234 Betfair Pty Limited v Western Australia [2008] HCA 11 Betfair Pty Limited v Racing New South Wales (No 7) [2009] FCA 1140 Cianfrano v Department of Premier and Cabinet [2008] NSWADT 141 Cianfrano v Director General, New South Wales Treasury [2005] NSWADT 7 Corrs Pavey Whiting & Byrne v Collector of Customs (1987) 14 FCR 434 Department of Education and Training v GJ (GD) [2009] NSWADTAP 33 Director General, Attorney General's Department v Cianfrano (GD) [2006] NSWADTAP 26 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 46 FLR 409 FCT v Pratt Holdings (2004) 136 FCR 357 General Manager, WorkCover Authority of NSW v Law Society of NSW (2006) 65 NSWLR 502; [2006] NSWCA 84 Goldberg v Ng Hango Holdings Pty Ltd [1995] HCA 39 Hawker v Premier's Department unreported, District Court, NSW, Urguhart J, 17 December 1990 CASES CITED: Howell v Macquarie University [2008] NSWCA 26 IPART v Services Sydney Pty Ltd (GD) [2008] NSWADTAP 79 Macquarie University v Howell [2009] NSWADTAP 12 Mann v Carnell (1999) HCA 66 McGuirk v University of New South Wales; University of New South Wales v McGuirk [2009] NSWCA 321 McKinnon v Secretary, Department of Treasury (2006) 228 CLR 423 McMahon v Director General, Department of Fair Trading [2003] NSWADT 164 Ministry of Transport [2007] NSWADT 236 National Parks Association of New South Wales Inc v Department of Lands [2005] NSWADT 124 Osland v Department of Justice [2008] HCA 37 Public Service Association and Professional Officers Association, Amalgamated Union of NSW -v- Director General, Premier's Department [2002] NSWADT 277 Re B and Brisbane North Regional Health Authority (1993) 1 QAR 279 Re JE Waterford and Department of Treasury (No 2) (1984) 5 ALD 588 Secretary to the Department of Treasury and Finance v Dalla-Riva [2007] VSCA 11 State of New South Wales v Betfair Pty Ltd [2009] FCAFC 160 Waite v Hornsby Shire Council [2007] NSWADT 265