Galiatsatos v Legal Profession Admission Board [2016] NSWCATAD 143

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Galiatsatos v Legal Profession Admission Board [2016] NSWCATAD 143 Hearing dates: 21 June 2016 Date of orders: 05 July 2016 Decision date: 05 July 2016 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: Hennessy LCM, Deputy President Decision: The applicant's applications for administrative review of the following decisions made by the Legal Profession Admission Board are dismissed: (1) the decision communicated to the applicant by letter of 13 November 2015 to grant her request to re-enter the course subject to conditions; (2) the decision communicated to the applicant by letter of 18 April 2016 to exclude her from the course; (3) the decision to remove all past exam papers from the Legal Profession Admission Board's website at the end of the exam period in September 2016; and (4) the decision communicated to the applicant by email of 7 April 2016 that any application under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) should be directed to the Department of Justice. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW – scope of application for review – jurisdiction of Tribunal to review decisions made by Legal Profession Admission Board – whether the Board is an "agency" for the purpose of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW), s 9 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), s 29(2) and s 30 Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW), ss 4, 6, 18, 80, 100, Sch 1 cl 4; Sch 4 cl 6 Government Information (Public Access) Regulation 2009 (NSW), Sch 3 cl 12 Government Sector Employment Act 2013 (NSW), s 3, Sch 1 Parts 1, 2 and 3 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Debbie Galiatsatos (Applicant) Legal Profession Admission Board (Respondent) Representation: Self-represented (Applicant) Legal Profession Admission Board (Respondent) File Number(s): 1610266 Publication restriction: Nil