Ko & Anor v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police

Ko and another applicant brought an application in the Supreme Court of New South Wales against the Commissioner of Police seeking various declarations and injunctions against the police. The applicants sought to challenge the police's refusal to provide them with information about a police investigation and their subsequent decision to redact certain material from a report that was provided to them. The applicants also sought a declaration that the police's actions were unlawful and an injunction to prevent the police from continuing to redact material from the report.

The legal issues before the court were whether the police's refusal to provide information was lawful, whether the police were entitled to redact material from the report, and whether the applicants had standing to bring the application. The court considered the relevant legislation and common law principles governing access to information held by government agencies and the scope of judicial review of administrative decisions.

The court held that the police's refusal to provide information was lawful as it was subject to certain exceptions under the relevant legislation. The court also held that the police were entitled to redact material from the report as it was exempt from disclosure under the same legislation. Finally, the court held that the applicants did not have standing to bring the application as they did not have a sufficient connection to the subject matter of the investigation. As a result, the applicants' applications were dismissed.