NZ v Attorney General's Department [2005] NSWADT 103
The conduct at issue concerned access to documents filed and used in court proceedings, and as such, fell within the court's judicial functions as defined by s 6 of the Privacy Act. Registry officers' actions in granting access related to the hearing and determination of proceedings and are therefore immune from...
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- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 10 May 2005
- Procedural Posture
- Administrative Review / Decision on Jurisdiction
- Outcome
- Application dismissed for want of jurisdiction
- Legal Topics
- ['judicial Functions Immunity' 'access to Court Files' 'personal Information' 'privacy Act Applicability']
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Procedural Posture
Administrative Review / Decision on Jurisdiction
Legal Issues
- 1 ['Whether the release of personal information by the court registry is subject to the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998' 'Does the conduct of registry officers fall within the immunity from review under s 6 of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998']
Ratio Decidendi
The conduct at issue concerned access to documents filed and used in court proceedings, and as such, fell within the court's judicial functions as defined by s 6 of the Privacy Act. Registry officers' actions in granting access related to the hearing and determination of proceedings and are therefore immune from review under the Privacy Act.
Court Disposition
Application dismissed for want of jurisdiction
Orders
- ['Application for review dismissed, for want of jurisdiction']
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