Holland-Ryan v Ambulance Service of New South Wales [2019] NSWCATAD 264

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Holland-Ryan v Ambulance Service of New South Wales [2019] NSWCATAD 264 Hearing dates: 27 September 2019 Date of orders: 18 December 2019 Decision date: 18 December 2019 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: C Ludlow, Senior Member Decision: (1) The decision under review is varied as follows: (a) Documents 1, 30, 37, 50, 59, 60 (Attachment 2 only), 62, 63, 67, and 82 are to be released to the applicant with redactions as specified in the Confidential Annexure to these reasons. (b) Documents 45, 60 (Attachments 9 and 13 only), 61, 65, 73 and 74 are to be released to the applicant. (c) The processing charge imposed is set at $1500. (2) The decision under review is otherwise affirmed. Catchwords: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – government information – processing charge – personal information – prejudice supply of confidential information – prejudice effective exercise of agency functions Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) Cases Cited: AEZ v Commissioner of Police [2013] NSWADT 90 Amos v Central Coast Council [2018] NSWCATAD 101 Ansoul v City of Sydney [2017] NSWADTAD 65 Cameron v Commissioner of Police (NSW) [2014] NSWCATAD 13 Camilleri v Commissioner of Police (NSW) [2013] NSWADT 80 Commissioner of Police v Camilleri [2012] NSWADTAP 19 Commissioner of Police (NSW) v Field [2016] NSWADTAP 59 Crewdson v Central Sydney Area Health Service [2002] NSWCA 345 Hurst v Wagga Wagga City Council [2011] NSWADT 307 Luxford v Department of Education and Communities [2016] NSWCATAD 118 McKinnon v Blacktown City Council [2012] NSWADT 44 MJ v Department of Education and Commerce [2013] NSWADT 213 Raven v The University of Sydney [2015] NSWCATAD 104 at [45] Selby v Commissioner of Police (NSW) [2013] NSWADT 61) Smith v Pittwater Council [2016] NSWCATAD 67 Templeton v Office of Environment & Heritage [2016] NSWCATAD 312 Woolley v Lismore City Council [2013] NSWADT 10 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Kelly Holland-Ryan (Applicant) Ambulance Service of NSW (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Applicant (Self Represented) Crown Solicitor (Respondent) File Number(s): 2018/00104030 Publication restriction: Pursuant to s 107 of the Government Information (Public Access) Act, sections of these reasons which would disclose information which is subject to an overriding public interest against disclosure are marked "Not for publication" and may not be disclosed to the public or the applicants. Pursuant to s 64(1)(b) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 the evidence tendered in the proceedings on a confidential basis and marked in these reasons "Not for publication" is not to be published.