Jackson v University of New South Wales [2019] NSWCATAD 224

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Jackson v University of New South Wales [2019] NSWCATAD 224 Hearing dates: 18 and 19 March 2019, 15 April 2019 Date of orders: 30 October 2019 Decision date: 30 October 2019 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: S Higgins, Senior Member Decision: (1) The decision of the University is affirmed in regard to: (a) the deletions in the list of documents in Schedule 1; (b) the deletions in document 7.104, 7.105, 8.04, 9.12, 9.13, 9.14, 15.84, 15.98, 15.99, 15.100, 15.188, 17.01, 17.02, 31.19, 31.20, 32.05 and 32.06 listed in Schedule 2; (c) document 4.08, 4.13, 4.14, 4.15, 4.16, 4.20, 4.22, 4.23, 4.25, 4.26, 5.69, 5.70, 5.71, 5.72, 5.73, 5.78, 5.79, 5.80, 5.81, 5.82, 5.84, 5.85, 5.86, 5.87, 5.88, 5.89, 5.90, 5.91, 26.28, 27.08, 27.12, 27.14, 27.15, 27.24, 27.25, 27.26, 27.51, 27.52, 27.57, 27.60, 27.61, 27.63, 27.64, 27.65, 27.66, 27.67, 27.72, 27.79, 27.82, 27.83, 27.84, 27.85, 27.86, 27.87, 27.88, 27.89, 27.87, 27.88, 27.89, 27.90, 27.91, 27.92, 27.93, 27.101, 27.107, 27.108, 27.109, 27.110, 27.111, 27.112, 27.113, 27.115, 27.118, 27.119, 27.120, 27.121, 27.122, 27.133, 27.134, 27.150, 27.154, 27.155, 27.156, 27.157, 27.159, 27.163, 29.52, 29.53, 29.54, 29.55, 29.56, 29.57 and 29.58 in Schedule 3; and (d) the documents at Tab 270 of the Schedule 3 documents. (2) The decision of the University in regard to the deletions in document 5.16, 5.32, 5.33, 5.38, 5.56, 5.57, 5.58, 5.59, 5.64, 5.65, 5.66, 5.67, 5.68, 5.74, 703, 7.05, 7.06, 7.07, 7.08, 7.10, 7.11, 7.30, 7.31, 7.32, 7.33, 7.35, 7.36, 7.38, 7.39, 7.75, 7.76, 7.106, 7.107, 7.108, 7.109, 7.111, 7.121, 12.28, 15.172, 15.173, 15.195, 18.01, 18.35, 18.36, 22.01,22.02, 22.03, 22.04, 22.05, 22.06, 22.07, 26.01, 26.02, 29.46, 29.47, 29.48, 29.49, 29.50, 31.17, and 31.18 listed in Schedule 2 is set aside and in substitution thereof a decision that the Applicant be granted access to that information is made. (3) Other than the decision in regard to documents referred to in order 1(c) above, the decision of the University in regard to the remaining documents listed in Schedule 3 is set aside and remitted for reconsideration by the University in accordance with these reasons for decision and the provisions of the GIPA Act. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – access to government information – presumed conclusive public interest against disclosure - client legal privilege – excluded information.