AQG v Crown Solicitor’s Office [2015] NSWCATAD 112

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: AQG v Crown Solicitor's Office [2015] NSWCATAD 112 Hearing dates: On the papers Decision date: 05 June 2015 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: P Molony, Senior Member Decision: The Tribunal orders that this application for review be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Catchwords: Privacy and personal information protection - data quality standard in s 16 does not apply to disclosures – courts and tribunal exception in s 6 requires exercise of judicial function to apply – no compliance with Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1988 reasonably contemplated by Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Administrative Decisions Tribunal Rules 1998 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1988 Cases Cited: BCR v Consumer, Trader & Tenancy Tribunal [2014] NSWCATAD 79 Department of Education and Communities v VK (GD) [2011] NSWADTAP 61 LG v Attorney General's Department of NSW (2009) NSWADT 141 NZ v Attorney-General's Department [2005] NSWADT 103 McKenzie v McKenzie [1970] 3 All E.R. 1034 PN v Department of Education and Training (GD) [2010] NSWADTAP 59 Vice-Chancellor, University of New South Wales v Curtin [2006] NSWADT 271 Texts Cited: NSW Model Litigant Policy for Civil Litigation Premier's Memorandum 1997-26 Litigation Involving Government Authorities Category: Principal judgment Parties: AQG (Applicant) Crown Solicitors Office (Respondent) Representation: AQG (Applicant in person) Crown Solicitor's Office (Respondent) File Number(s): 133218 Publication restriction: Section 64 (1) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013-Restriction on publication of information that will identify the applicant.