McKean v Attorney-General & Justice [2015] NSWCATAD 176

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: McKean v Attorney-General & Justice [2015] NSWCATAD 176 Hearing dates: 30 June 2015 Decision date: 24 August 2015 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: J Kinross, Senior Member Decision: The decision that access is refused is affirmed Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW - access to information- whether overriding public interest against disclosure - whether government and private citizen information provided in confidence - whether conduct, effectiveness, or integrity of admissions board examination prejudiced by disclosure of marking guides, examination scripts and results. Legislation Cited: Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Legal Profession Act 2004 Cases Cited: McKean v University of Melbourne [2007] VCAT 1310 Re James and Ors and Australian National University (1984) 6 ALD 687 Attorney-General's Department v Cockcroft [1986] FCA 35; (1986) 10 FCR 180; 64 ALR 97 JY v Commissioner for NSW Police [2008] NSWADT 306 Redfern and University of Canberra (1995) 38 ALD 457 Mannix v Department of Education and Communities (NSW) [2014] NSWCATAD 35 Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force v Camilleri [2012] NSWADTAP 19 Commonwealth v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd (1980) 147 CLR 39 A-G (UK) v Heinemann Publishers Australia Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 86 Attorney-General v Jonathon Cape Ltd; Attorney-General v Times Newspapers Ltd [1976] QB 752 Texts Cited: Heydon, JD, Leeming MJ and Turner PG. Meagher, Gummow, Lehane. Equity. Doctrine and Remedies. 5th Ed. 2015 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Zane McKean (Applicant) Legal Profession Admission Board (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Z McKean (Applicant in person) Crown Solicitors Office (Respondent) File Number(s): 1410640, 1410716, 1410502, 1510124,