Budd v Director, Attorney Generals Department [2006] NSWSC 1267

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Budd v Director, Attorney Generals Department [2006] NSWSC 1267

HEARING DATE(S) : 16/11/06 JUDGMENT OF : Bell J at 1

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 11/17/2006

DECISION : The appeal is dismissed. In addition to dismissing the summons filed on 21 February 2006, the summons filed on 11 May 2006 is dismissed, to the extent that it purports to be filed in these proceedings ; The Plaintiff is to pay the Defendant's costs of the proceedings.

CATCHWORDS : Exclusion of conduct involving the holder of an office relating to a court exercising the court's judicial functions from the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998

Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Freedom of Information Act 1989 LEGISLATION CITED : Local Court (Criminal and Applications Procedure) Rule 2003 Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005

Housing Commission (New South Wales) v Tamar Pastoral Co (1983) 3 NSWLR 378 John Fairfax Publications Pty Limited v Ryde Local Court [2005] NSW CA 101, 62 NSWLR 512 N(2) v Director General, Attorney General's Department [2002] NSW ADT 33 CASES CITED : NZ Director General, Attorney General's Department (GD) [2005] NSW ADT AP 62 Our Town FM Pty Limited v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal (1987) 16 FCR 465 Soulemezis v Dudley Holdings (Pty Limited) (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Tooheys Limited v Commissioner of Stamp Duties (NSW) (1961) 105 CLR 602

PARTIES : Pamela Joan Budd (Appellant) Director, Attorney Generals Department (Respondent))