South Coast Hunters Club v Eurobodalla Shire Council [2018] NSWCATAD 42

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: South Coast Hunters Club v Eurobodalla Shire Council [2018] NSWCATAD 42 Hearing dates: 27 September 2017 Date of orders: 15 February 2018 Decision date: 15 February 2018 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: DAC Robertson, Senior Member Decision: The decision of the Respondent Eurobodalla Shire Council to provide access to the "Huntfest Tender for Narooma Leisure Centre and NATA Oval 2018 – 2022" with certain information redacted is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW – Government Information (Public Access) – application for review by person aggrieved by decision to release information – no increased risk to public safety – information not shown to be of competitive commercial value – information not provided in confidence Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) ss 55, 63 Associations Incorporation Act 2009 (NSW) s 40 Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) ss 5, 9, 12, 13, 14, 80, 100, 104, 105 Cases Cited: Australians for Sustainable Development v Barangaroo Delivery Authority [2013] NSWADT 252 Electoral Commissioner, State Electoral Office v McCabe [2003] NSWADTAP 28 Retain Beacon Hill High School Committee Inc v Department of Commerce [2006] NSW ADTAP 58 Wordsworth v Roads and Maritime Services [2017] NSWCATAD 201 Category: Principal judgment Parties: South Coast Hunters Club (Applicant) Eurobodalla Shire Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Dr R. Lee, solicitor (Applicant)