Meriton Property Services Pty Limited & Ors v UrbanGrowth NSW [2017] NSWCATAD 71

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Meriton Property Services Pty Limited & Ors v UrbanGrowth NSW [2017] NSWCATAD 71 Hearing dates: 14 November 2016 and 7 December 2016 Date of orders: 07 March 2017 Decision date: 07 March 2017 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: S Montgomery, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: Access to government information - access application - information contained in tender documents - overriding public interest against disclosure - prejudice the supply of confidential information that facilitates the effective exercise of an agency's functions - disclosure of information provided in confidence - reveal commercial-in-confidence provision in a government contract - diminish the competitive commercial value of any information to any person- prejudice any person's legitimate business, commercial and financial interests Legislation Cited: Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 Civil And Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Cases Cited: Australians for Sustainable Development Inc v Barangaroo Delivery Authority [2013] NSWADT 252 Battin v University of New England [2013] NSWADT 73 Cianfrano v Director General, Department of Commerce and anor [2005] NSWADT 282 Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force v Camilleri (GD) [2012] NSWADTAP 19 Diehm v Greater Taree City Council [2010] NSWADT 241 Eyes v Central Coast Council [2016] NSWCATAD 306 Eyes v Wyong Shire Council [2016] NSWCATAD 120 Karimbla Properties (No 50) Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales & Anor [2015] NSWSC 778 Kinsley and Associates Pty Ltd v Wyong Shire Council [2007] NSWADT 279 Retain Beacon Hill High School Committee Inc v Department of Commerce (GD) [2006] NSWADTAP 58 Salmon v Corrective Services NSW [2016] NSWCATAD 257 Sergent v Land and Property Management Authority [2010] NSWADT 50 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Meriton Property Services Pty Limited (First Applicant) Greenland (Aust) Investment Pty Ltd (Second Applicant) Greenland (Sydney) Lachlan's Line Macquarie Park Development Pty Ltd (Third Applicant) UrbanGrowth NSW (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Prince (First Applicant) R Gall (Second Applicant) R Gall (Third Applicant) K Richardson (Respondent)