ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - appeal from decision of primary judge dismissing applications made under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) for access to and correction of certain information - whether Australian Privacy Principles (APP) 12 and 13 require decision by agency within 30 days - where APP 12 and 13 only require response action within 30 days - whether primary judge erred in declining to grant discretionary relief - where no utility in appellant's applications - where appellant was able to access adequate alternative remedies - no House v The King error identified by appellant -whether respondent had engaged in bad faith - consideration of standard of proof for allegations of bad faith - where inference to be drawn is that the respondent acted in good faith - whether APP 13.1 is prescriptive in steps to be taken by an agency - where "correct" can conceivably embrace deletion but not necessitate it - appeal dismissed
COSTS - costs ordered against the appellant by the primary judge that costs follow the event on dismissal - where Court recognises that there are circumstances meriting departure from usual cost outcome - where current proceeding only concerns private interests - where no error of principle in exercise of costs discretion by primary judge demonstrated - costs also awarded against appellant on appeal
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