NZ v Attorney General's Department [2005] NSWADT 103

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']
['privacy' 'administrative Law'] ['judicial Functions Immunity' 'access to Court Files' 'personal Information' 'privacy Act Applicability']

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Procedural Posture

Administrative Review / Decision on Jurisdiction

  1. 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']