Australia, Sept. 1 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 1:
1. This is an application under s 55(1) of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) ("PPIP Act") made by the Applicant on 8 January 2025 for administrative review of the conduct of the Port Stephens Council which the Applicant alleges was in contravention of the Information Protection Principles ("IPPs") of the PPIP Act ("External Review Application").
2. At the heart of the External Review Application is the alleged conduct of the Respondent in disclosing, using and continuing to hold certain of the Applicant's personal information in order for the Respondent to use a tool ("GIPA Tool") promoted by the ...