Shoebridge v Office of Environment and Heritage [2017] NSWCATAD 275

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Shoebridge v Office of Environment and Heritage [2017] NSWCATAD 275 Hearing dates: 29 May 2017 Date of orders: 13 September 2017 Decision date: 13 September 2017 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: D Dinnen, Senior Member Decision: The reviewable decision is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – access to information – reviewable decisions – processing charges – estimate of processing charges – advance deposit – discount – special public interest – timing of decision – in the nature of preliminary decision – whether discount applied to advance deposit – deemed refusal Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 Cases Cited: Adco Constructions Pty Ltd v Goudappel & Anor [2014] HCA 18; (2014) 308 ALR 213 Bridge Shipping Pty Ltd v Grand Shipping SA (1991) HCA 45, 173 CLR 231 Commissioner of Police v Danis [2017] NSWCATAP 7 Commissioner of Taxation v Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd [2012] HCA 55 Foots v Southern Cross Mine Management Pty Ltd [2007] HCA 56 Hardman v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2003] NSWCA 130 IW v City of Perth [1997] HCA 30; 191 CLR 1; (1997) 94 LGERA 224; (1997) 146 ALR 696; (1997) 71 ALJR 943 Minister Administering the Crown Lands ACT v Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council (No 2) [2001] NSWCA 28 National Tertiary Education Union v Southern Cross University [2015] NSWCATAD 151 Page v Southern Cross University [2016] NSWCATAD 199 Public Service Assn v Premier's Department [2002] NSWADT 277 Shoebridge v Forestry Corporation of NSW [2016] NSWCATAD 93 Texts Cited: Guideline 2- Discounting processing charges, Information Privacy Commission, December 2016 Category: Principal judgment Parties: David Shoebridge (Applicant) Office of Environment and Heritage (Respondent) Information Commissioner (Intervenor) Representation: Solicitors: D Shoebridge (Applicant in person) Office of Environment and Heritage (Respondent) Information and Privacy Commission (Intervenor) File Number(s): 2016/00378406, 1610651