NEW SOUTH WALES COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT FOR SEAN PURCELL V/S DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER CASE

Australia, Sept. 1 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 1:

1. This is a review of a decision made by the Department of Climate Change, Energy the Environment and Water ("Respondent") to refuse access to certain information. The information sought by the applicant, Mr Sean Purcell ("Applicant") concerns a voluntary public interest disclosure he had made.

Background

2. The Applicant was a Senior Policy Officer with Heritage NSW in its Aboriginal Cultural Heritage team.

3. On 21 September 2022, the Applicant made a voluntary public interest disclosure pursuant to the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1994 (NSW) as in force at the time. At the time of the disclosure, Heritage NSW formed p...