Fisher v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2019] NSWCATAD 205

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Fisher v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2019] NSWCATAD 205 Hearing dates: 1 August 2019 Date of orders: 02 October 2019 Decision date: 02 October 2019 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: C Ludlow, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Freedom of Information – access to information – scope of the application - personal information – sufficiency of searches – prejudice to future supply of information from informants - prejudice to prevention, detection or investigation of a contravention or enforcement of the law Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW) Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) Cases Cited: Beesley v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2000] NSWADT 52 Camilleri v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2012] NSWADT 5 Gene Simring v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police [2009] NSWSC 270 Hemeon v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2002] NSWADT 201 Leech v Sydney Water Corporation [2010] NSWADT 298 McDonald v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police [2019] NSWCATAD 66 McLennan v University of New England [2013] NSWADT 113 Miskelly v Roads and Maritime Services [2019] NSWCATAD 133 Re Actors Equity Association of Australia and Australian Broadcasting Tribunal (No. 2) (1985) 7 ALD 584 at 590 UC v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police [2005] NSWADT 272 Webb v Port Stephens Council [2019] NSWCATAD 47 XZ v Commissioner of Police (NSW) [2009] NSWADTAP 2 Zonnevylle v Department of Finance, Services and Innovation [2017] NSWCAT 186 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: John Fisher (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Lindsay Taylor Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2019/00066294 Publication restriction: Pursuant to s 107 of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 and an order under s 64(1)(d) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 paragraph 47 of these reasons is not to be published.