Australia, Aug. 4 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 4:
1. The Applicant is Ms Zillman, a journalist with the ABC.
2. On 7 November 2022, she sent an application to NSW Treasury (the Respondent) for information under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) ("GIPA Act").
3. The substantive matter is whether access should be granted to the redacted part of a letter dated 12 October 2022 sent by the objector, Catholic Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust ("CMCT"), to the Auditor-General of NSW ("Disputed Letter").
4. The Disputed Letter was held by the Respondent because it was sent ("cc-ed") to it by CMTC. There is no dispute it was responsive to the Applicant's request....