Ritson v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2020] NSWCA 5

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Ritson v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2020] NSWCA 5 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 11 February 2020 Decision date: 11 February 2020 Before: Bell P at [1]; Simpson AJA at [20] Decision: Leave to appeal dismissed with costs. Catchwords: APPEAL – application for leave to appeal from a refusal of leave to appeal from a discretionary decision of the Local Court – no issue of principle Legislation Cited: Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Police Act 1990 (NSW) s 6 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) ss 101(2)(e), 101(2)(r) Cases Cited: Adam P Brown Male Fashions Pty Ltd v Philip Morris Incorporated (1981) 148 CLR 170; [1981] HCA 39 Collins v R (1975) 133 CLR 120; [1975] HCA 60 In the matter of the Will of F B Gilbert (dec) (1946) 46 SR (NSW) 318 Kassem & Secatore as joint liquidators of Pan Pacific Age Care Services Pty Ltd (in liq) & Anor v Koutavas [2012] NSWSC 236 PPK Willoughby v Baird [2019] NSWCA 48 Ritson v Commissioner of Police [2013] NSWSC 1396 Ritson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales [2018] FCCA 916 Ritson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force (No 3) [2019] FCA 853 Sanofi v Parke Davis Pty Ltd (No 1) (1982) 149 CLR 147; [1982] HCA 9 Teoh v Hunters Hill Council (No 4) [2011] NSWCA 324 Weber v Aquaqueen International Pty Ltd; Aquaqueen International Pty Ltd v Weber [2013] NSWSC 1181 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Brendan Ritson (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Brendan Ritson (Applicant – Self Represented) Pouyan Afshar (Respondent)