Australia, June 2 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 2:
1. The Applicant, referred to in these proceedings as GHX, commenced proceedings on behalf of his child (Child), seeking administrative review of conduct of the Department of Education (the Department/Respondent) under the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (the PPIP Act). The public school attended by the Child published the Child's name and image in the School's Newsletter without parental consent on 2 occasions, in Term 1 Week 6 2023 (the 2023 Newsletter) and Term 2 Week 10 2022 (the 2022 Newsletter).
2. A chronological outline of notifications and interactions between GHX, the School's Principal, and the D...