Gaudioso v Roads and Maritime Services (No 2) [2020] NSWLEC 51

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Gaudioso v Roads and Maritime Services (No 2) [2020] NSWLEC 51 Hearing dates: 5 February 2020, 18 March 2020 Date of orders: 20 May 2020 Decision date: 20 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Class 3 Before: Pain J Decision: See [45]-[46] of judgment Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – claim of public interest immunity by State of NSW over Cabinet in confidence documents – limited disclosure can occur subject to confidentiality regime Legislation Cited: Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 s 66 Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 Cases Cited: Attorney-General for New South Wales v Stuart (1994) 34 NSWLR 667 Commonwealth v Northern Land Council (1993) 176 CLR 604; [1993] HCA 24 Conway v Rimmer [1968] AC 910 Desane Properties Pty Limited v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWSC 173 Gaudioso v Roads and Maritime Services [2019] NSWLEC 10 Ku-ring-gai Council v Garry West as delegate of the Acting Director-General, Office of Local Government (2017) 95 NSWLR 1; [2017] NSWCA 54 Murrumbidgee Ground-Water Preservation Association v Minister for Natural Resources [2003] NSWLEC 322 Sankey v Whitlam (1978) 142 CLR 1; [1978] HCA 43 State of New South Wales v Public Transport Ticketing Corporation [2011] NSWCA 60 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Antonino Gaudioso (First Applicant) Carmel Gaudioso (Second Applicant) Roads and Maritime Services (Respondent) The State of New South Wales (Intervenor) Representation: COUNSEL: I Hemmings SC and S Nash (Applicants) A Hemmings (Respondent) T Glover (Intervenor)