Jaffarie v Workers Compensation Commission [2016] NSWCATAD 256

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Jaffarie v Workers Compensation Commission [2016] NSWCATAD 256 Hearing dates: 2 June 2016 Date of orders: 11 November 2016 Decision date: 11 November 2016 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: S Montgomery, Senior Member Decision: (1) The decision under review is affirmed. (2) The application for a referral pursuant to section 112 of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 is refused. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – access to government information – access application – whether the Workers Compensation Commission is a tribunal – reasonableness of searches - excluded information Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 Cases Cited: BSU v Workers Compensation Commission [2015] NSWCATAD 125 Mino v Legal Aid NSW [2015] NSWCATAD 245 Orellana-Fuentes v Standard Knitting Mill Pty Limited & Anor; Carey v Blasdom Pty Limited T/as Ascot Freightlines & Anor [ 2003] NSWCA 146 Saggers v Environment Protection Authority [2013] NSWADT 204; Shoebridge v The Office of the Minister for Police and Emergency Services [2014] NSWCATAD 189. Shepherd and Department of Housing, Local Government and Planning [1994] QICmr 7, (1994) 1 QAR 464 Zonnevylle v NSW Department of Finance & Services [2016] NSWCATAD 47 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sayed Akbar Jaffarie (Applicant) Workers Compensation Commission (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: B Tronson (Respondent)