AEF v Northern Sydney Local Health District (No 2) [2012] NSWADT 89

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: AEF v Northern Sydney Local Health District (No 2) [2012] NSWADT 89 Hearing dates: 28 October 2011 Decision date: 11 May 2012 Jurisdiction: General Division Before: P. H. Molony, Judicial Member Decision: 1.Order 1 of the confidentiality orders made by the Tribunal on 16 June 2008 is varied by inserting after the word "evidence," the following, "(save for the documents known as the Kimber Report, the Hoyle/Landrigan report and the Taylor Report)". 2.With effect 30 days from the publication of these reasons:- a The decision of the Agency under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 to refuse access to the Kimber Report, the Hoyle/Landrigan Report and the Taylor Report is set aside. b. In lieu thereof the Tribunal the grant the applicant full access to the Kimber Report, the Hoyle/Landrigan report and the Taylor Report. Catchwords: Government Information (Public Access) - reveal personal information - disclose Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Freedom of Information Act 1989 Government Information Public Access Act 2009 Cases Cited: AEF v Northern Sydney Local Health District [2011] NSWADT 170 CY v Northern Sydney Central Coast Area Health Service [2008] NSWADT 315 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs [1979] AATA 179; (1979) 46 FLR 409 John Fairfax v Local Court (1991) 26 NSWLR 131 JY v Commissioner of Police (2008) NSWADT 306 Hurst v Wagga Wagga City Council [2011] NSWADT 307 McKinnon v Blacktown City Council [2012] NSWADT 4 Richards v Commissioner, Department of Corrective Services [2011] NSWADT 98 Walton v Momot [1997] NSWCA 334 Texts Cited: Robinson, NSW Administrative Law (Thompson Reuters) Category: Principal judgment Parties: AEF (Applicant ) Northern Sydney Local Health District (Respondent) CY (Joined Respondent) Representation: Counsel G Sullivan (Respondent) C Jackson (Joined Respondent) AEF (Applicant in person) Lander & Rogers (Respondent) Slater & Gordon (Joined respondent) Information Commissioner File Number(s): 113084