Nolan v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAD 66

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Nolan v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAD 66 Hearing dates: 8 July 2019, 23 August 2019(submissions closed 28 September 2019) Date of orders: 26 February 2020 Decision date: 26 February 2020 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: J McAteer, Senior Member Decision: The decision of the respondent is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Freedom of Information Government Information (Public Access) Act – GIPA – sufficiency of search – scope of access request Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Freedom of Information Act 1989 Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 Cases Cited: Camilleri v Commissioner of Police NSW Police Force [2012] NSWADT 5 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs [1979] AATA; (1979) 46 FLR 409 Mannix v Department of Education and Communities [2014] NSWCATAD 35 Patsalis v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2003] NSWADT 213 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Robert Nolan (Applicant) Commissioner of Police (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Applicant (Self Represented) Sparke Helmore (Respondent) File Number(s): 2019/00105026 Publication restriction: Nil

REASONS FOR decision 1. This is an application for administrative review of a decision of the respondent concerning access to government information under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (the GIPA Act).