Pallier v NSW State Emergency Service [2016] NSWCATAD 293

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Pallier v NSW State Emergency Service [2016] NSWCATAD 293 Hearing dates: 24 October 2016 Date of orders: 14 December 2016 Decision date: 14 December 2016 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: Senior Member Ludlow Decision: 1. With respect to Item 1 of the Schedule, the Respondent's decision is set aside and another decision is substituted. 2. With respect to Items 2 to 9 of the Schedule, the Respondent's decision is affirmed. Catchwords: Administrative law – access to government information – public interest disclosures – legal professional privilege – confidential information – personal information – false or unsubstantiated defamatory allegations – risk of serious harassment or intimidation Legislation Cited: Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009, ss 3, 5, 13, 14, 15, 55, 105, 107, cl 1 of Sch 1 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 s 64 Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994 Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 s 9 Cases Cited: Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs [1979] AATA 179; (1979) 46 FLR 409 Attorney General's Department v Cockcroft (1986) 10 FCR 180 Searle Australia Pty Limited v Public Interest Advocacy Centre And Another (1992) 108 ALR 163 McKinnon v Blacktown City Council [2012] NSWADT 44 Waterford v The Commonwealth of Australia (1987) 163 CLR 54 AIN v Medical Council of New South Wales [2015] NSWCATAP 241 Pemberton v Macquarie University [2014] NSWCATAD 76 McInnes v Department of Education and Communities [2013] NSWADT 219 Director General, Department of Education and Training v Mullett [2002] NSWADTAP 13 Raven v University of Sydney [2015] NSWCATAD 104 Commissioner of Police (NSW) v Camilleri [2012] NSWADTAP 19 NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing v Fahey (GD) [2012] NSWADTAP 56 Singh v Legal Aid Commissioner (No 2) [2015] NSWCATAD 5 Hurst v Wagga Wagga City Council [2011] NSWADT 307 AEZ v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2013] NSWADT 90 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Kevin Pallier (Applicant) NSW State Emergency Service (Respondent) Representation: K Pallier (Applicant in person) Crown Solicitor's Office (Respondent) File Number(s): 1610399 Publication restriction: Paragraphs 32, 33, 36, 38 and 84 are not to be published.