Collins v Department Finance, Services & Innovation [2018] NSWCATAD 60

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Collins v Department Finance, Services & Innovation [2018] NSWCATAD 60 Hearing dates: 8 November 2017 Date of orders: 19 March 2018 Decision date: 19 March 2018 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: S Montgomery, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – access to government information – information already available to the Applicant - protected disclosure – personal information –client legal privilege –whether public interest considerations against disclosure outweigh public interest considerations in favour of disclosure – form of access. Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 Cases Cited: AIN v Medical Council of New South Wales [2015] NSWCATAP 241 Burke v Health Education and Training Institute [2016] NSWCATAD 194 Commissioner of Police v Danis [2017] NSWCATAP 7 Cousins v Ambulance Service (NSW) [2014] NSWCATAD 48 Curtin v Lord Howe Island Board [2017] NSWCATAD 86 Tebbutt v Minister for Lands and Water [2015] NSWCATAD 95 Webb v Port Stephens Council [2017] NSWCATAD 348 Woolley v Lismore City Council [2013] NSWADT 10 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ken Collins (Applicant) Department Finance, Services & Innovation (Respondent) Representation: K Collins (Applicant in person)