Department of Education and Communities v VK (GD) [2011] NSWADTAP 61

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Department of Education and Communities v VK (GD) [2011] NSWADTAP 61 Hearing dates: 3 November 2011 Decision date: 19 December 2011 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel - Internal Before: Judge K P O'Connor, President K Fitzgerald, Judicial Member M Bolt, Non-judicial Member Decision: 1. Appeal allowed. 2. Application for review dismissed. Catchwords: PRIVACY - Statutory Interpretation - Exemption - Disclosure "Reasonably Contemplated" by another law - Whether "Use" principles applicable - Appeal allowed - Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 - ss 18, 25; 16 Legislation Cited: Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 Cases Cited: Department of Education and Training v VK [2010] NSWADTAP 52 Director General, Department of Education and Training v MT [2005] NSWADTAP 77 Director General, Department of Education and Training v MT [2006] NSWCA 270 PN v Department of Education and Training (GD) [2010] NSWADTAP 59 Vice-Chancellor Macquarie University v FM [2005] NSWCA 192 VK v Department of Education & Training (No 3) [2011] NSWADT 168 VK v Department of Education and Training (No 2) [2009] NSWADT 288 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Department of Education and Communities (Appellant) VK (Respondent) Representation: A Johnson, Crown Solicitor's Office (Appellant) In person (Respondent) File Number(s): 119036 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9108 Citation: VK v Department of Education and Training (No 3) [2011] NSWADT 168 Date of Decision: 2011-07-13 00:00:00 Before: General Division File Number(s): 063020