Walker v NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet [2018] NSWCATAD 178

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Walker v NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet [2018] NSWCATAD 178 Hearing dates: 22 March 2018; 26 March 2018; 10 April 2018 Date of orders: 08 August 2018 Decision date: 08 August 2018 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: S Montgomery, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – public access to government information – access to Cabinet information – reasonable grounds for claim that information is Cabinet information –waiver – meaning of 'report' - reasonableness of searches Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 Cases Cited: Amos v Central Coast Council [2018] NSWCATAD 101 BNQ v South Eastern Sydney Local Health District [2015] NSWCATAD 156 Camilleri v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2012] NSWADT 5 Primrose v NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet [2017] NSWCATAD 366 Public Service Association and Professional Officers Association, Amalgamated Union of NSW v Director General, Premier's Department [2002] NSWADT 277 Robinson v Commissioner of Police [2014] NSWCATAP 73. Shepherd and Department of Housing, Local Government and Planning [1994] QICmr 7, (1994) 1 QAR 464 Texts Cited: The Macquarie Dictionary Category: Principal judgment Parties: Phillip Walker (Applicant) Department of Premier and Cabinet (Respondent) Representation: Phillip Walker (Applicant in person)