Winn v The Hills Shire Council [2020] NSWCATAD 14

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Winn v The Hills Shire Council [2020] NSWCATAD 14 Hearing dates: 29 July 2019 Date of orders: 09 January 2020 Decision date: 09 January 2020 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: L Pearson, Principal Member Decision: (1) The decision under review is affirmed. (2) The application for an order under s 64 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 prohibiting the disclosure of the applicant's name and the date on which she resigned her employment with the respondent, is refused. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – access to government information – investigation of workplace issues – request for access to complaints and other documents Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 (NSW) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) Cases Cited: AEF v Northern Sydney Local Health District (No 2) [2012] NSWADT 89 AEZ v Commissioner of Police [2013] NSWADT 90 AMH v Western New South Wales Local Health District [2013] NSWADT 282 Ansoul v City of Sydney [2017] NSWCATAD 65 Carroll v Tokdogan [2015] NSWCATAD 200 Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force v Camilleri (GD) [2012] NSWADTAP 19 DLH v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCATAD 92 Flack v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police [2011] NSWADT 286 Frost v TAFE NSW (No 2) [2019] NSWCATAD 129 State of New South Wales (Justice Health) v Dezfouli [2008] NSWADTAP 69 Transport for NSW v Searle [2018] NSWCATAP 93 Williams v Department Industry and Investment [2012] NSWADT 192 Z v University of A, Dr D & B (No 4) [2002] NSWADT 14 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Robyn Winn (Applicant) The Hills Shire Council (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Applicant (Self Represented) Coutts Solicitors & Conveyancers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2019/00098963 Publication restriction: Pursuant to s 64 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013, disclosure of the material filed by the respondent on a confidential basis (exhibits R2 and R4), to the evidence and submissions given in private and to the record of that part of the proceedings conducted in private, and to those paragraphs of these reasons identified as [Not for publication] is prohibited. That material is not to be released to either the applicant or the public.