Paul v Forestry Corporation of NSW [2019] NSWCATAD 68

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Paul v Forestry Corporation of NSW [2019] NSWCATAD 68 Hearing dates: 27 February 2019 Date of orders: 26 April 2019 Decision date: 26 April 2019 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: C Ludlow, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – government information – refusal to deal with application – whether dealing with the application would involve an unreasonable and substantial diversion of resources – whether multiple applications are related. Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) State Records Act 1998 (NSW) Cases Cited: Colefax v Department of Education and Communities (No 2) [2013] NSWADT 130 Commissioner of Police (NSW) v Danis [2017] NSWCATAP 7 Hanna v NSW Ministry of Health [2019] NSWCATAD 21 Loussikian v University of Sydney [2018] NSWCATAD 14 Singh v Legal Aid Commission (No.2) [2015] NSWCATAD 5 Zonnevylle v Department of Education and Communities [2016] NSWCATAD 49 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Patrick Paul (Applicant) Forestry Corporation of NSW (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: I Paul (Applicant) Crown Solicitor's Office (Respondent) File Number(s): 2018/00288779 Publication restriction: Nil