Noble v University of New South Wales [2017] NSWCATAD 2

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Noble v University of New South Wales [2017] NSWCATAD 2 Hearing dates: 29 July 2016 Date of orders: 04 January 2017 Decision date: 04 January 2017 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: Dr J Lucy, Senior Member Decision: 1. The respondent is to provide the applicant with access to the following information: her name where it appears on page 1 of the report prepared by Bianca Keys Dispute Resolution Consulting Pty Ltd for the respondent in September 2014, and the information in column 2 on page 10 of that report. 2. The respondent's decision is otherwise affirmed. Catchwords: GOVERNMENT INFORMATION – Access to information in part of workplace report refused –Whether disclosure could reasonably be expected to prejudice the supply to the University of confidential information – Whether disclosure could reasonably be expected to reveal personal information – Weight to be given to competing considerations Legislation Cited: Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) University of New South Wales Act 1989 (NSW) Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Cases Cited: Commissioner of Police NSW Police Force v Camilleri [2012] NSWADTAP 19 Hurst v Wagga Wagga City Council [2011] NSWADT 307 Salmon v Department of Justice (Corrective Services New South Wales) [2014] NSWCATAD 160 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Margaret Noble (Applicant) University of New South Wales (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: B Tronson