Dates and outcomesDates and outcomes are taken from agency decisions and correspondence, not filenames or earlier summaries.
Applications and reviewsInternal and external reviews are grouped with the original application so the procedural path remains clear.
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Showing all 13 record families.
GIPAA-2022-0169903
Decision: 17 May 2022
Early COPS and incident records
The foundational application for police records concerning the reported computer-hacking and related incidents. Access was provided in part, establishing an early documentary baseline for later applications.
- Agency
- NSW Police Force
- Outcome
- Access provided in part.
- Publication
- The complete 15-page Notice of Decision and released record is published.
GIPAA-2024-0549728
Decision: 1 November 2024
Cybercrime and prosecution records
A broad request concerning COPS records, reported account intrusion and material associated with the earlier prosecutions. The Notice of Decision records a release in part, with other material refused or redacted.
- Agency
- NSW Police Force
- Outcome
- Released in part.
- Publication
- The complete six-page COPS release is published unchanged with Smith's approval. Former contact details, CNI and evidentiary identifiers are retained.
GIPAA-2025-0834658 · REV-2025-0858528
Decision: 29 July 2025 · Review: 8 August 2025
Search for the reported Triple Zero call
The application and internal review sought records said to underpin the June 2025 interstate welfare referral. The reviewed search did not locate a corresponding record in the searched NSW Police material.
- Agency
- NSW Police Force / InfoLink
- Outcome
- Agency review completed; relevant information reported as not held.
- Next stage
- GIPAA-2026-1077028 re-opens this chain with a broader seven-category scope, including the operational records behind the referral.
GIPAA-2026-1077028
Received: 8 May 2026 · Decision: 28 July 2026
Officer Brendan records and the welfare-referral chain
A seven-category application for the operational records behind the June 2025 interstate welfare referral: Officer "Brendan" (extension 40027) correspondence with Queensland Health, the Kings Cross PAC briefing, supervisor approvals, and COPS access logs for the referral window. Lodged alongside a separate ministerial application for the same chain of events.
- Agency
- NSW Police Force / InfoLink
- Outcome
- Notice of Decision issued 28 July 2026: access in part, with multiple categories reported as not held.
- Publication
- The complete redacted Notice of Decision and the application submission record are published.
- Review rights
- External review of this decision is available to the Information and Privacy Commission or NCAT within 40 working days of the Notice of Decision.
GIPAA-2025-0834706 · REV-2025-0858525
Original decision: 28 July 2025 · Review: 16 September 2025
Brief records, omitted material and communication restriction
This record family covers material associated with Brief H81615839, Item 7, investigation metadata and records behind the restriction on contact with Kings Cross PAC. The internal review records further searches and an officer's advice that some material not saved on ViewIMS had been deleted after the court matter was finalised.
- Agency
- NSW Police Force / InfoLink
- Outcome
- Some documents released; multiple requested records reported as not held.
- Publication
- The complete 13-page internal-review decision is published.
GIPAA-2025-0909690 · REV-2025-0947041
Original decision: 20 November 2025 · Review: 2 December 2025
Decision-making records for Prosecution 3
A refined application following withdrawal of GIPAA-2025-0897481. It sought decision records concerning the brief, Meta material, interview requirements and other disputed investigative steps. The original decision and internal review are both complete.
- Agency
- NSW Police Force / InfoLink
- Outcome
- Access in part; many requested documents reported as not held.
- Publication
- The complete 46-page original decision and complete 41-page internal-review decision are published. Every blank and agency-redacted page remains in its original position because the extent of withholding is part of the record.
GIPAA-2025-0925592
Decision: 5 December 2025
Event E84732661 and the Cybertrace material
The application sought records of what was done with Event E84732661 and the Cybertrace report, including requested investigative actions. The decision released some information and refused access to other material.
- Agency
- NSW Police Force
- Outcome
- Released in part, with some access refused.
- Publication
- The complete 113-page Notice of Decision and released records is published. Every blank and agency-redacted page remains in its original position.
GIPAA-2025-0925657 · REV-2025-0947046
Original decision: 21 November 2025 · Review: 26 November 2025
Ministerial briefing and representation records
The application sought briefing notes, internal emails and source material used in responses to ministerial and parliamentary representations. The original decision provided partial access. The internal review is complete and must not be confused with a separate GIPA application.
- Agency
- NSW Police Force / InfoLink
- Outcome
- Partial access at original decision and internal review.
- Publication
- The complete 121-page Notice of Decision and released-records derivative is published.
GIPAA-2025-0943218
Decision: 16 January 2026
Professional Standards assessment and communication directions
The application sought records concerning Inspector Winch's assessment decisions, directions to raise issues at court, and restrictions on further communication. Responsive correspondence was released, while other requested information was not provided in full.
- Agency
- NSW Police Force
- Outcome
- Access provided with redactions and limitations.
- Publication
- Selected communication-restriction correspondence is linked below.
GIPAA-2025-0943236
Decision: 16 January 2026
De Angeli assessment and referral records
The application sought records associated with the November 2024 assessment of the impersonation evidence and the proposed referral of drug-supply allegations. Responsive documents were located for parts of the request; searches did not locate records for other points.
- Agency
- NSW Police Force
- Outcome
- Partial access; some requested information not located.
- Publication
- A selected acknowledgement is linked below.
GIPAA-2026-0970012
Decision: 23 March 2026
Later investigation and digital-evidence records
The refined application concerned later investigative handling, including records connected with earlier digital evidence. The decision provided access to some material, recorded that some information was not held, and explained that the Act provides access to records rather than answers to questions.
- Agency
- NSW Police Force
- Outcome
- Partial access; some information reported as not held.
- Publication
- The complete 76-page Notice of Decision and released records is published. Every blank and agency-redacted page remains in its original position.
GIPAA-2026-1077027
Received: 8 May 2026 · Decision due 13 July 2026 · Deemed refusal notified 23 July 2026 · Internal review decision due 4 September 2026
Officer identity, extension 40027 and Item 7
The application seeks records identifying the officer who used the name "Brendan," the allocation of extension 40027, and material associated with Item 7 of Brief H81615839. The application was received on 8 May 2026. Two extensions were agreed, the last to 13 July 2026. On 23 July 2026 InfoLink notified a deemed refusal to deal with the application under s 63 of the GIPA Act, stating that processing was continuing and a late decision would follow. An internal review (REV-2026-1141562) was lodged, with a decision period agreed to 4 September 2026. That date has passed without a decision.
- Agency
- NSW Police Force / InfoLink
- Status
- Internal review REV-2026-1141562 active; decision period extended by agreement to 4 September 2026.
- Verification
- Received date, the 13 July 2026 decision date and the deemed refusal are stated on the face of the InfoLink Preliminary Outcome notice of 23 July 2026. The internal review period to 4 September 2026 was agreed in writing.
JIAU25/13749
Queensland Health RTI record · 2025
Interstate welfare-referral records
The Queensland Health RTI process produced records concerning the June 2025 interstate welfare referral. The clinical notes record no identified current homicidal thoughts, a denial of current suicidal thoughts, intact capacity, "no rationale for MHA," and closure to RCACT. Later entries record feedback to the referring officer and transmission of the referral PDF to Queensland Police because no information-sharing memorandum existed with NSW Police.
- Agency
- Queensland Health
- Outcome
- Records released through the RTI process.
- Publication
- The complete 16-page redacted release is published; the encrypted source remains controlled.