Walker v Roads and Maritime Services [2019] NSWCATAD 177

Walker v Roads and Maritime Services [2019] NSWCATAD 177

The applicant did not provide credible material that additional relevant documents exist. The respondent undertook reasonable searches using efficient means (Objective system, personal knowledge, third-party searches). Any further search would cause unreasonable diversion of resources. The decision that no further...

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Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
30 August 2019
Procedural Posture
Administrative Review / Final Decision
Outcome
Affirmed
Legal Topics
['freedom of Information' 'government Information (public Access)' 'administrative Review' 'adequacy of Search']
['administrative Law'] ['freedom of Information' 'government Information (public Access)' 'administrative Review' 'adequacy of Search']

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Procedural Posture

Administrative Review / Final Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Scope of the access application under the GIPA Act' 'Whether there are reasonable grounds to believe requested documents exist and are held by the respondent' 'Whether the search efforts made by the respondent were reasonable']

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant did not provide credible material that additional relevant documents exist. The respondent undertook reasonable searches using efficient means (Objective system, personal knowledge, third-party searches). Any further search would cause unreasonable diversion of resources. The decision that no further documents are held is affirmed.

Court Disposition

Affirmed

Orders

  • ['The decision of the respondent made on 8 February 2019 that it holds no further documents relating to the design of the truck arrester bed in the Mona Vale Road East Upgrade Project is affirmed.']