Fraud Detection & Reporting Pty Ltd v Department of Justice [2018] NSWCATAD 63

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Fraud Detection & Reporting Pty Ltd v Department of Justice [2018] NSWCATAD 63 Hearing dates: 12 February 2018 Date of orders: 22 March 2018 Decision date: 22 March 2018 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: S Leal, Senior Member Decision: 1. The decision of the respondent dated 7 April 2017 is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – access to government information – access application – public interest considerations against disclosure - excluded information – complaints handling, investigative and reporting functions. Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) Cases Cited: Pertsinidis v Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District [2014] NSWCATAD 130 Sinclair v Psychology Council of NSW [2017] NSWCATAD 8 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Fraud Detection & Reporting Pty Ltd (Applicant) Department of Justice (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors:

J Zidar (for the Applicant) Department of Justice (Respondent) File Number(s): 2017/000284196 Publication restriction: The names of any witnesses to these proceedings and the names of any staff members of the Office of the Legal Services Commissioner or the Department of Justice referred to in these proceedings must not be disclosed - section 64 (1) (a) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013.