Under section 78 of the Act, the Information Commissioner may refer to the Supreme Court any question of law that arises in the course of dealing with a complaint.
| Citation Number | Delivered / Published | Case Name | OIC Decision Number | OIC Decision Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [2025] WASC 167 | 08/05/2025 | PEARLMAN -v- WA INFORMATION COMMISSIONER [2025] WASC 167 | D0062024 | 28/03/2024 |
| [2021] WASCA 152 | 31/08/2021 | LEE -v- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE | ** | ** |
| [2021] WASC 119 | 22/04/2021 | LEE -v- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE | ** | ** |
| [2020] WASC 105 | 31/03/2020 | LEE -v- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE | ** | ** |
| [2020] WASC 103 | 31/03/2020 | LEE -v- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | D0042019 | 19/06/2019 |
| [2019] WASC 257 (S) | 02/10/2019 | PEARLMAN -v- WA A/INFORMATION COMMISSIONER | D0022019 | 08/02/2019 |
| [2019] WASC 260 (S) | 29/08/2019 | S -v- DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITIES | D0022018 | 19/06/2018 |
| [2019] WASC 260 | 22/07/2019 | S -v- DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITIES | D0022018 | 19/06/2018 |
| [2019] WASC 257 | 19/07/2019 | PEARLMAN -v- WA A/INFORMATION COMMISSIONER | D0022019 | 08/02/2019 |
| [2018] WASC 245 | 15/08/2018 | PEARLMAN -v- THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA | *** | *** |
| [2018] WASC 47 | 16/02/2018 | PUBLIC TRANSPORT AUTHORITY | D0122017 | 26/05/2017 |
| [2017] WASC 305 | 26/10/2017 | S -v- DEPARTMENT FOR CHILD PROTECTION AND FAMILY SUPPORT | D0102017 | 23/05/2017 |
| [2016] WASC 336 | 17/10/2016 | MORRIS -v- INFORMATION COMMISSIONER AT WA OFFICE | ** | ** |
| [2016] WASC 272 | 26/08/2016 | I -v- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD | D0222014 | 08/12/2014 |
| [2016] WASC 108 | 06/04/2016 | DEPARTMENT OF STATE DEVELOPMENT -v- LATRO LAWYERS | D0072015 | 17/04/2015 |
| [2015] WASC 276 | 07/08/2015 | H -v- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | D0212014 | 14/11/2014 |
| [2015] WASCA 142 | 15/07/2015 | H -v- THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER WA | * | * |
| [2012] WASCA 167 | 23/08/2012 | APACHE NORTHWEST PTY LTD -v- DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND PETROLEUM | D0352010 | 30/12/2010 |
| [2011] WASC 283 | 17/10/2011 | APACHE NORTHWEST PTY LTD -v- DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND PETROLEUM [No 2] | D0352010 | 30/12/2010 |
| [2010] WASC 210 | 17/08/2010 | WATER CORPORATION -v- McKAY | D0352009 | 30/12/2009 |
| [2008] WASC 39 (2008) 36 WAR 324 | 20/03/2008 | SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES TRIBUNAL -v- - WEST NEWSPAPERS LTD | D0202007 | 10/12/2007 |
| [2005] WASC 123 | 10/06/2005 | DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND WORKS -v- BOWDEN | D0232004 | 22/12/2004 |
| [2003] WASCA 250 (2003) 28 WAR 187 | 15/10/2003 | BGC (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD -v- FREMANTLE PORT AUTHORITY & ANOR | D0232002 | 11/07/2002 |
| [2003] WASCA 112 | 30/05/2003 | TEMWOOD HOLDINGS PTY LTD -v- WESTERN AUSTRALIAN PLANNING COMMISSION & ANOR | D0382002 | 22/11/2002 |
| [2001] WASCA 405 (2001) 25 WAR 147 | 14/12/2001 | CHANNEL 31 COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION LTD -v- INGLIS | D0252001 | 23/07/2001 |
| [2001] WASC 3 | 17/01/2001 | INFORMATION COMMISSIONER FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA -v- MINISTRY OF JUSTICE | Referral on question of Law | - |
| [2000] WASCA 349 | 17/11/2000 | MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT -v- EDWARDS | D0392000 | 20/07/2000 |
| [1999] WASCA 269 | 30/11/1999 | HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA - v- AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION LTD | D0071999 | 27/04/1999 |
| [1999] WASCA 233 | 05/11/1999 | POLICE FORCE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA -v- AYTON | D0081999 | 05/05/1999 |
| 970646* | 27/11/1997 | POLICE FORCE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA -v- WINTERTON | D01597 | 20/05/1997 |
| 960668; (1996) 93 LGERA 69 | 22/11/1996 | MINISTRY FOR PLANNING -v- COLLINS | D03996 | 05/07/1996 |
| 960654 | 13/11/1996 | MINISTER FOR PLANNING -v- TAWEEL | D01896 | 27/03/1996 |
| 960227; (1996) 17 WAR 9* | 30/04/1996 | POLICE FORCE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA -v- KELLY & ANOR | D05695 | 24/11/1995 |
| 960189 | 04/04/1996 | CLEMENTS -v- GRAYLANDS HOSPITAL & ANOR | D04995 | 09/11/1995 |
| 950310; (1995) 14 WAR 550* | 15/06/1995 | MANLY -v- MINISTRY OF PREMIER & CABINET | D01694 | 16/09/1994 |
| 940618 | 09/11/1994 | CLEMENTS -v- KEIGHLEY-GERARDY | D00894 | 09/06/1994 |
| [2025] WASC 365 | 01/09/2025 | BALBIR SINGH -v- FLETCHER | ** | ** |
* Please see the Freedom of Information Amendment Act 2004 and a summary of the change to clause 5(1)(b).
** Note these Supreme Court decisions concerned decisions by the Information Commissioner to stop dealing with an external review under section 67(1)(b) of the FOI Act. Therefore, there is no formal published decision by the Information Commissioner that is linked to any of these decisions.
*** Note that this Supreme Court appeal concerned a decision by the Information Commissioner to conciliate an external review. Therefore, there is no formal published decision by the Information Commissioner that is linked to this appeal.
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