Crewdson v Central Sydney AHS [2002] NSWCA 345

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Crewdson v Central Sydney AHS [2002] NSWCA 345 revised - 6/12/2002 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40075/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 12 July 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 26 November 2002

Gerard Crewdson PARTIES : v Central Sydney Area Health Service JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1; Ipp JA at 40; Davies AJA at 41

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Appeal Panel, Administrative Decisions Tribunal LOWER COURT ADT 019001/01 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Appeal Panel JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Appellant - In Person Respondent - A Bell/J Kirk SOLICITORS : Appellant - In Person Respondent - I V Knight, Crown Solicitor CATCHWORDS : FREEDOM OF INFORMATION - NSW - application for amendment of official records on ground that information incorrect, out-of-date, or misleading - not vehicle for collateral review of merits or validity of official action - JUDICIAL REVIEW - application for amendment of official records not vehicle for collateral review of merits or validity of official action Freedom of Information Act 1989 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Public Sector (Management) Act 1988 Re Resch and Dept of Veterans Affairs (1986) 9 ALD 380, 386, 387, 389 Re Cox and Dept of Defence (1990) 20 ALD 499, 500, 501 Hewitt v Grabicki 794 F. 2d 1373 (9th Circuit 1986), 1378 Woodhouse AC Israel Cocoa Ltd SA v Nigerian Produce Marketing Co Ltd [1972] AC 741 Bisset v Wilkinson [1927] AC 177 Smith v Land & House Property Corporation (1884) 28 ChD 7 CA, 15 CASES CITED: Brown v Raphael [1958] Ch 636 CA, 642, 644, 645 Hayward-Brown v CEO Wentworth Area Health Service [2000] ADJ 46 Re Gordon and Department of Social Security (1991) 25 ALD 335, 339 Re Close and Australian National University (1993) 31 ALD 597, 609-10 Botany Council v The Ombudsman (1995) 37 NSWLR 357, 369 Director General Department of Community Services v S [2000] NSWADTAP 27 RR v Department of the Army 482 F DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs