Shoebridge v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2013] NSWADT 302

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Shoebridge v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2013] NSWADT 302 Hearing dates: 25 February 2013, 19 June 2013 Decision date: 31 December 2013 Jurisdiction: General Division Before: S Montgomery, Judicial Member Decision: 1. The decision under review is affirmed. 2. The application for a referral pursuant to section 111 of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 is refused 3. The application for a referral pursuant to section 112 of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 is refused Catchwords: Access to government information - access application - reasonable searches - section 111 referral - whether systemic issue in relation to the determination of access application - whether bad faith - section 112 referral Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 Cases Cited: Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938) 60 CLR 336 Camilleri v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2012] NSWADT 5 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs [1979] AATA 179; (1979) 46 FLR 409 Shepherd and Department of Housing, Local Government and Planning (1994) 1 QAR 464 Category: Principal judgment Parties: David Shoebridge (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Counsel J Lucy (Respondent) D Shoebridge (Applicant in person) Sparke Helmore Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 123085