Australia, Jan. 31 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Jan. 6:
1. This is an application for an administrative review of a decision of Sydney Metro (the Respondent) concerning an application for access to information made under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) (GIPA Act).
2. On 24 April 2024 the Respondent refused access to the information on the basis that there was an overriding public interest against disclosure.
3. For the reasons that follow, I have decided to affirm the decision of the Respondent in relation to certain documents to which legal professional privilege applies (Category 1 and 2 documents), to set aside and remit the decision to the Respondent...