NSW Caselaw
Appeal Panel - Internal
CITATION: Chand v RailCorp (GD) [2009] NSWADTAP 64
APPELLANT Bimla Chand PARTIES: RESPONDENT RailCorp
FILE NUMBER: 099020
HEARING DATES: 8 October 2009
SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 8 October 2009
DATE OF DECISION: 10 November 2009
BEFORE: O'Connor K - DCJ (President); Montgomery S - Judicial Member; Fitzgerald R - Non-Judicial Member
CATCHWORDS: Freedom of Information – Agency Refusal – Unreasonable Diversion of Resources – Applicant's Appeal dismissed – Respondent's Costs of Appeal – Limited Costs order – Freedom of Information Act 1989, s 25(1)(a1), Administrative Decisions Tribunal 1997, s 88(1A)
DECISION UNDER APPEAL: Chand v RailCorp [2009] NSWADT 44
FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 073389
DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 03/02/2009
Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Freedom of Information Act 1989 LEGISLATION CITED : Land and Environment Court Rules 1996 Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008
Administrative Decisions Appeal Panel v Director General, Department of Commerce & Ors [2008] NSWCA 140 Attorney-General (Vic) v Wentworth (1988) 14 NSWLR 481 Chand v Rail Corporation of NSW (No 2) [2009] NSWADTAP 27 Chand v RailCorp [2009] NSWADT 44 Chand v State Rail Authority of NSW [2007] AIRC 911 Cianfrano v Director General, Premier's Department [2006] NSWADT 137 Commissioner of Police, NSW Police v LZ (GD) [2008] NSWADTAP 22 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] HCA 63; 205 CLR 337 CASES CITED: Kyriacou v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2009] NSWADT 175 Lautodis v Casey (1991) 170 CLR 534 Mahenthirarasa v State Rail Authority of NSW (No 2) (2008) 72 NSWLR 273 McGuirk v University of New South Wales [2006] NSWADTAP 39 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZIAI [2009] HCA 39 Oceanic Sun Line Special Shipping Co Inc v Fay (1988) 165 CLR 197 Prasad v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1985) 6 FCR 155 Re Williams and Australian Electoral Commission (1995) 21 AAR 467 Thaina Town (On Goulburn) Pty Ltd v City of Sydney Council [2007] NSWCA 300
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