Flack v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2011] NSWADT 286

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Flack v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2011] NSWADT 286 Decision date: 07 December 2011 Jurisdiction: General Division Before: S Higgins, Deputy President Decision: The decision of the respondent is affirmed. Catchwords: Government Information (Public Access) - whether public interest considerations against disclosure outweigh the public interest considerations favouring disclosure - whether disclosure could reasonably be expected to reveal an individual's personal information or contravene an information protection principle - whether disclosure could reasonably be expected to prejudice the supply to an agency of confidential information Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 Freedom of Information Act 1989 (repealed) The Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 Cases Cited: Leech v Sydney Water Corporation [2010] NSWADT 298 Re Chandra and Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1984) 6 ALN N257 Richards v Commissioner, Department of Corrective Services [2011] NSWADT 98 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Susan Flack - Applicant Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force - Respondent Representation: Applicant in person K Sato (for the Respondent) N Case (for the Information Commissioner) File Number(s): 103304