Coulson v Department of Premier and Cabinet (Review and Regulation) 81

[2018] VCAT 229

Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

Australia - Victoria

20th February, 2018

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
Davis v Department of Treasury and Finance (Review and Regulation)	[2024] VCAT 1215	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	18 Dec 2024	AustLII
Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions (Freedom of Information)	[2024] VICmr 57	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	6 Dec 2024	AustLII
'FT4' and Melton City Council (Freedom of Information)	[2024] VICmr 62	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	12 Nov 2024	AustLII
Baw Baw Shire Council (Freedom of Information)	[2024] VICmr 38	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	6 Jun 2024	AustLII
FQ4 ’ and Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions (Freedom of Information)	[2024] VICmr 35	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	24 May 2024	AustLII
FI3' and Swinburne University of Technology (Freedom of Information)	[2023] VICmr 83	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	7 Aug 2023	AustLII
Tucker v Commissioner of State Revenue	[2023] VSCA 125	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	25 May 2023	AustLII	1
Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (Freedom of Information)	[2023] VICmr 44	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	10 May 2023	AustLII
'FD5' and Department of Education (Freedom of Information)	[2023] VICmr 40	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	8 May 2023	AustLII
'EW6' and Development Victoria (Freedom of Information)	[2022] VICmr 234	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	8 Nov 2022	AustLII
'EV8' and Yarra City Council (Freedom of Information)	[2022] VICmr 226	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	14 Oct 2022	AustLII
'EU5' and Suburban Rail Loop Authority (Freedom of Information)	[2022] VICmr 214	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	6 Sep 2022	AustLII
Davis v Major Transport Infrastructure Authority (Review and Regulation)	[2022] VCAT 894	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	8 Aug 2022	AustLII	6
EG4 ’ and Hepburn Shire Council (Freedom of Information)	[2022] VICmr 86	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	22 Jul 2022	AustLII
'EQ8' and Grampians Health (Freedom of Information)	[2022] VICmr 180	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	28 Jun 2022	AustLII
Davis v Department of Transport (Review and Regulation)	[2022] VCAT 721	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	27 Jun 2022	AustLII	2
Hepburn Shire Council (Freedom of Information)	[2022] VICmr 175	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	27 Jun 2022	AustLII
EP2' and The Royal Children's Hospital (Freedom of Information)	[2022] VICmr 165	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	16 Jun 2022	AustLII
'EO6' and City of Greater Dandenong (Freedom of Information)	[2022] VICmr 160	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	10 Jun 2022	AustLII
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (Freedom of Information)	[2022] VICmr 155	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	9 Jun 2022	AustLII
Quick v Transport Accident Commission (TAC) (Human Rights)	[2022] VCAT 622	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	7 Jun 2022	AustLII	1
'EM4' and Northern Health (Freedom of Information)	[2022] VICmr 140	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	27 May 2022	AustLII
'EL6' and Department of Health (Freedom of Information)	[2022] VICmr 133	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	19 May 2022	AustLII
'EK9' and Victoria Police (Freedom of Information)	[2022] VICmr 127	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	17 May 2022	AustLII
'EK7' and St Vincent's Health (Freedom of Information)	[2022] VICmr 125	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	11 May 2022	AustLII
'EJ7' and Hume City Council (Freedom of Information)	[2022] VICmr 116	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	20 Apr 2022	AustLII
'EI2' and University of Melbourne (Freedom of Information)	[2022] VICmr 102	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	9 Mar 2022	AustLII
EH7 ’ and Peninsula Health (Freedom of Information)	[2022] VICmr 98	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	4 Mar 2022	AustLII
EH6 ’ and Labour Hire Authority (Freedom of Information)	[2022] VICmr 97	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	17 Feb 2022	AustLII
Bendigo Health Care Group (Freedom of Information)	[2022] VICmr 95	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	9 Feb 2022	AustLII
'EH1' and Fire Rescue Victoria (Freedom of Information)	[2022] VICmr 92	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	3 Feb 2022	AustLII
'EA6' and University of Melbourne (Freedom of Information)	[2022] VICmr 33	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	2 Feb 2022	AustLII
DX9 ’ and Safer Care Victoria (Freedom of Information)	[2022] VICmr 9	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	31 Jan 2022	AustLII
Major Transport Infrastructure Authority v Davis (Review and Regulation)	[2022] VCAT 123	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	31 Jan 2022	AustLII	2
DW8' and Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (Freedom of Information)	[2022] VICmr 3	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	31 Jan 2022	AustLII
EG8 ’ and Major Transport Infrastructure Authority (Freedom of Information)	[2022] VICmr 90	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	17 Jan 2022	AustLII
'DW3' and Racing Victoria Ltd (Freedom of Information)	[2022] VICmr 1	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	13 Jan 2022	AustLII
DX8 ’ and Major Transport Infrastructure Authority (Freedom of Information)	[2022] VICmr 8	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	7 Jan 2022	AustLII
'EJ9' and Northern Health (Freedom of Information)	[2021] VICmr 337	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	2 Dec 2021	AustLII
'DW6' and Department of Education and Training (Freedom of Information)	[2021] VICmr 329	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	1 Dec 2021	AustLII
Greater Shepparton City Council v Hamilton (Review and Regulation)	[2021] VCAT 1316	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	4 Nov 2021	AustLII
DO6 ’ and Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (Freedom of Information)	[2021] VICmr 259	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	27 Aug 2021	AustLII
'DL8' and Holmesglen Institute (Freedom of Information)	[2021] VICmr 234	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	10 Aug 2021	AustLII
DK5 ’ and Mercy Hospitals Victoria Ltd (Freedom of Information)	[2021] VICmr 222	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	28 Jul 2021	AustLII
'DD7' and Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Victoria (Freedom of Information)	[2021] VICmr 161	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	4 Jun 2021	AustLII
Country Fire Authority v Rennie (Review and Regulation) (Corrected)	[2021] VCAT 492	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	18 May 2021	AustLII	1
(Freedom of Information)	[2021] VICmr 129	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	13 May 2021	AustLII
'CY9' and the Royal Children's Hospital (Freedom of Information)	[2021] VICmr 118	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	5 May 2021	AustLII
Commissioner of State Revenue v Tucker (Review and Regulation)	[2021] VCAT 238	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	19 Mar 2021	AustLII	10
'CU1' and Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health (Forensicare) (Freedom of Information)	[2021] VICmr 74	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	17 Mar 2021	AustLII
CP4 ’ and Department of Premier and Cabinet (Freedom of Information)	[2021] VICmr 30	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	29 Jan 2021	AustLII
'CO2' and Swinburne University of Technology (Freedom of Information)	[2021] VICmr 19	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	22 Jan 2021	AustLII
Department of Education and Training (Freedom of Information)	[2021] VICmr 17	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	21 Jan 2021	AustLII
'CK3' and Medical Panels (Freedom of Information)	[2020] VICmr 341	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	7 Dec 2020	AustLII
'CC4' and Environment Protection Authority (Freedom of Information)	[2020] VICmr 269	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	22 Sep 2020	AustLII
'BZ6' and Victoria Police (Freedom of Information)	[2020] VICmr 244	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	28 Aug 2020	AustLII
'BX5' and RSPCA (Victoria) (Freedom of Information)	[2020] VICmr 225	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	18 Aug 2020	AustLII
'BP4' and Victorian WorkCover Authority (Freedom of Information)	[2020] VICmr 147	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	29 May 2020	AustLII
Marke v Victoria Police (Review and Regulation) (Corrected)	[2020] VCAT 557	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	8 May 2020	AustLII	5
Tucker v Commissioner of State Revenue	[2019] VCAT 2018	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	19 Dec 2019	AustLII	28
Chopra v Department of Education and Training	[2019] VCAT 1860	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	28 Nov 2019	AustLII	6
AR8 and Department of Health and Human Services (Freedom of Information)	[2019] VICmr 162	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	14 Nov 2019	AustLII
AR7 and VicRoads (Freedom of Information)	[2019] VICmr 161	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	14 Nov 2019	AustLII
AO7 and State Revenue Office (Freedom of Information)	[2019] VICmr 133	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	3 Oct 2019	AustLII
AM4 and Yarra City Council (Freedom of Information)	[2019] VICmr 112	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	19 Sep 2019	AustLII
AK4 and Monash University (Freedom of Information)	[2019] VICmr 94	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	5 Sep 2019	AustLII
AK3 and Monash University (Freedom of Information)	[2019] VICmr 93	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	4 Sep 2019	AustLII
AI9 and Yarra City Council (Freedom of Information)	[2019] VICmr 81	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	19 Aug 2019	AustLII
AI6 and Greater Shepparton City Council (Freedom of Information)	[2019] VICmr 78	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	16 Aug 2019	AustLII
AI8 and Manningham City Council (Freedom of Information)	[2019] VICmr 80	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	16 Aug 2019	AustLII
Shore v Western Health (Review and Regulation)	[2019] VCAT 1038	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	11 Jul 2019	AustLII	2
AD9 and Monash University (Freedom of Information)	[2019] VICmr 36	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	24 May 2019	AustLII
AE1 and Monash University (Freedom of Information)	[2019] VICmr 37	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	24 May 2019	AustLII
AA9 and Department of Health and Human Services (Freedom of Information)	[2019] VICmr 9	Victorian Information Commissioner	Australia - Victoria	22 Mar 2019	AustLII
Smeaton v Department of Premier and Cabinet	[2018] VCAT 1672	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	30 Nov 2018	AustLII	5
Smeaton v Victorian WorkCover Authority (Review and Regulation)	[2018] VCAT 914	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	30 Nov 2018	AustLII	8
Glascott v VicRoads (Review and Regulation)	[2018] VCAT 1472	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	1 Oct 2018	AustLII	1
Victoria Branch v Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board (Review and Regulation)	[2018] VCAT 631	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	21 Jun 2018	AustLII	4
Victoria Branch v Country Fire Authority (Review and Regulation)	[2018] VCAT 630	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	21 Jun 2018	AustLII	3
Cowen v Monash University	[2018] VCAT 694	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	11 May 2018	AustLII	8
Proctor v Mornington Peninsula Shire	[2018] VCAT 638	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	1 May 2018	AustLII	15

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Constitution
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth)	s34, s30
Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958 (Vic)	s3
Evidence Act 1958 (Vic)

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
Melbourne Stadiums Ltd v Sautner	[2015] FCAFC 20; (2015) 229 FCR 221; (2015) 317 ALR 665; (2015) 247 IR 74	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	26 Feb 2015	AustLII	186
Frugtniet v Legal Services Board (Review and Regulation)	[2014] VCAT 1299	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	16 Oct 2014	AustLII	11
Carey v Korda	[2012] WASCA 228; (2012) 45 WAR 181; (2012) 91 ACSR 572	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	6 Feb 2013	AustLII	39
Smeaton v Victorian WorkCover Authority	[2012] VCAT 1549	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	29 Oct 2012	AustLII	59
Horrocks v Department of Justice (General)	[2012] VCAT 241	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	2 Mar 2012	AustLII	331
Friends of Mallacoota Inc v Department of Planning and Community Development	[2011] VCAT 1889	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	30 Sep 2011	AustLII	61
Hodgson v Amcor Ltd (No 2)	[2011] VSC 204	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	16 May 2011	AustLII	34
Smeaton v Victorian Workcover Authority (General)	[2010] VCAT 1908	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	30 Nov 2010	AustLII	7
Corry v Victoria Police	[2010] VCAT 282	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	15 Mar 2010	AustLII	17
Yarra CC v Roads Corporation	[2009] VCAT 2646	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	11 Dec 2009	AustLII	10
Mickelburough v Victoria Police (General)	[2009] VCAT 2786	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	19 Feb 2009	AustLII	784
Fisse v Secretary, Department of the Treasury	[2008] FCAFC 188; (2008) 172 FCR 513; (2008) 253 ALR 11; (2008) 109 ALD 1	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	11 Dec 2008	AustLII	37
Morgan v Department of Human Services (General)	[2008] VCAT 2420	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	5 Dec 2008	AustLII	15
Victoria Police v Marke	[2008] VSCA 218; (2008) 23 VR 223; 30 VAR 212	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	5 Nov 2008	AustLII	478
Pezzimenti v Victorian WorkCover Authority (General)	[2008] VCAT 449	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	5 Mar 2008	AustLII	2
Secretary, Department of Justice v Osland	[2007] VSCA 96; (2007) 95 ALD 380; (2007) 26 VAR 425	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	17 May 2007	AustLII	138
Hanson v Department of Education & Training	[2007] VCAT 123	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	30 Jan 2007	AustLII	105
AWB Ltd v Honourable Terence Rhoderic Hudson Cole	[2006] FCA 571; (2006) 152 FCR 382; 232 ALR 743; 91 ALD 46	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	17 May 2006	AustLII	198
Re Rosen and Department of Human Services	[2006] VCAT 691; 24 VAR 412	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	28 Apr 2006	AustLII	3
Mond v Department of Justice (General)	[2005] VCAT 2817	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	22 Dec 2005	AustLII	12
Vaughan v Department of Sustainability and Environment	[2004] VCAT 1562; (2004) 21 VAR 307	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	12 Aug 2004	AustLII	17
Daniels Corporation International Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission	[2002] HCA 49; (2002) 213 CLR 543; 192 ALR 561; 77 ALJR 40; 43 ACSR 189; [2002] ATPR 41-896; (2002) 23 Leg Rep 2	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Nov 2002	AustLII	832
Re White and Pyrenees Shire Council	[2001] VCAT 2043	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	8 Nov 2001	AustLII	14
Forwood v Department of Human Services	[2001] VCAT 1995	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	15 Oct 2001	AustLII	2
Mark Birrell, MP v Department of State and Regional Development and Department of Premier and Cabinet	[2001] VCAT 50	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	16 Aug 2001	AustLII	2
Re Moloney and Department of Human Services	(2001) 18 VAR 238		Australia - Victoria	circa 2001		16
Byrne v Swan Hill Rural City Council	[2000] VCAT 666; (2000) 16 VAR 366	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	31 Mar 2000	AustLII	29
Esso Australia Resources Ltd v FCT	[1999] HCA 67; (1999) 201 CLR 49; 168 ALR 123; (1999) 74 ALJR 339; (1999) 21 Leg Rep 2; 43 ATR 506; (1999) 2000 ATC 4,042	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	21 Dec 1999	AustLII	1244
Thwaites v DHS Thwaites v DHS	[1999] VICCAT 51	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	15 Jan 1999	AustLII	2
Hulls v Victorian Casino and Gambling Authority	(1998) 12 VAR 483		Australia - Victoria	circa 1998		293
Re Bartl and Secretary, Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs	(1998) 28 AAR 140; (1998) 54 ALD 509		Australia	circa 1998	Legal Online / Westlaw	7
Hutchinson v Department of Human Services	(1997) 12 VAR 422		Australia - Victoria	circa 1997		28
Commissioner of Australian Federal Police v Propend Finance Pty Ltd	(1997) 188 CLR 501		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1997	Legal Online / Westlaw	594
Re Thwaites and Department of Premier and Cabinet	(1996) 10 VAR 437		Australia - Victoria	circa 1996		8
Thwaites v Metropolitan Ambulance Services	(1996) 9 VAR 427		Australia - Victoria	circa 1996		28
Marple v Department of Agriculture	(1995) 9 VAR 29		Australia - Victoria	circa 1995		88
Brog v Department of Premier and Cabinet	(1989) 3 VAR 201		Australia - Victoria	circa 1989		180
Western Mining Corporation v Department of Conservation, Forests and Lands	(1989) 3 VAR 150		Australia - Victoria	circa 1989		17
Page v Metropolitan Transit Authority	(1988) 2 VAR 243		Australia - Victoria	circa 1988		211
Waterford v Commonwealth	[1987] HCA 25; (1987) 163 CLR 54; (1987) 71 ALR 673; 61 ALJR 350; 12 ALD 741	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	24 Jun 1987	AustLII	1402
Attorney-General (NT) v Kearney	[1985] HCA 60; (1985) 158 CLR 500; (1985) 61 ALR 55; 59 ALJR 749	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	25 Sep 1985	AustLII	326
Re Howard and Treasurer of the Commonwealth	[1985] AATA 100; (1985) 3 AAR 169; (1985) 7 ALD 626	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	29 Apr 1985	AustLII	213
Packer v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation	[1985] 1 Qd R 275; (1984) 55 ALR 242; (1984) 73 FLR 205; 15 ATR 1038		Australia - Queensland	circa 1985	LexisNexis AU	65
Re Waterford and Department of the Treasury (No 2)	[1984] AATA 67; (1984) 5 ALD 588; 1 AAR 1	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	14 Mar 1984	AustLII	441
Grant v Downs	[1976] HCA 63; (1976) 135 CLR 674; 11 ALR 577; 51 ALJR 198	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	26 Nov 1976	AustLII	1141
Jones v Dunkel	[1959] HCA 8; (1959) 101 CLR 298; [1959] ALR 367; 32 ALJR 395; (1959) 18 CA 8	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 Mar 1959	AustLII	7984

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