Zidar v Department of Justice (No 3) [2018] NSWCATAD 230

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Zidar v Department of Justice (No 3) [2018] NSWCATAD 230 Hearing dates: 14 June 2018 Date of orders: 02 October 2018 Decision date: 02 October 2018 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: S Montgomery, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Government information - excluded information – conclusive presumption against disclosure - legal professional privilege - complaints handling, investigative and reporting functions. Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 Cases Cited: Amos v Central Coast Council [2018] NSWCATAD 101 Battin v University of New England [2013] NSWADT 73 BNQ v South Eastern Sydney Local Health District [2015] NSWCATAD 156 Camilleri v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2012] NSWADT 5 Fraud Detection & Reporting Pty Ltd v Department of Justice [2018] NSWCATAD 63 Fraud Detection and Reporting Pty Ltd v Department of Justice [2018] NSWCATAP 191 Peter Zonnevylle v Department of Education and Communities [2018] NSWCATAD 139 Robinson v Commissioner of Police [2014] NSWCATAP 73 Singh v Legal Aid Commission (No 2) [2015] NSWCATAD 5 Zidar v Department of Justice (No 2) [2018] NSWCATAD 214 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Joe Zidar (Applicant) Department of Justice (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Birch (Respondent)