NZ v NSW Department of Housing (No. 2) [2008] NSWADT 5

CITATION: NZ v NSW Department of Housing (No. 2) [2008] NSWADT 5 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the decision for a list of the amendments.

DIVISION: General Division

APPLICANT PARTIES: NZ RESPONDENT NSW Department of Housing

FILE NUMBER: 063415

HEARING DATES: 12/09/2007, 27/11/2007

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 27 November 2007

DATE OF DECISION: 7 January 2008

BEFORE: Handley R - Judicial Member

CATCHWORDS: Privacy - information protection principle - disclosure to third party

MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter

LEGISLATION CITED : Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997

CASES CITED: NZ v NSW Department of Housing [2007] NSWADT 62

L Goodchild, barrister (In part) REPRESENTATION: Applicant in person (In part)

A Jungwirth, barrister

1. In accordance with s 55(2) of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998, the Tribunal determines to take no further action on this matter ORDERS: 2. The Tribunal invites further submissions on the issue of costs. Unless either of the parties applies for submissions on this issue to be made orally, such application to be made within seven days of the date of this decision, the Tribunal proposes to invite written submissions in accordance with the following timetable and to make a decision 'on the papers': (a) The Respondent to file and serve written submissions on the issue of costs within two weeks of the date of this decision (b) The Applicant to file and serve written submissions in reply within two weeks of the filing and serving of the Respondent's submissions