Celebrations abounded today and will no doubt continue well into the evening as Friday Night drinks are generously shouted across the state in response to the NCAT’s latest decision.
Originally the brain-child of ex-top NSW cop Jodie Cobbin Director of the Open Government Information & Privacy Unit, the three agencies Dept of Communities & Justice, Port Stephens Council, and Goulburn Mulwaree Council were jointly victorious in colluding to effectively remove legislated rights to access NSW government information from Telina Webb. This was part of Cobbin's personal management strategy for dealing with the pesky public.
The three amigos had colluded, collaborated, breached privacy, hidden under a cosy polar fleece blanket of Chatham House Rules, spent in excess of $300,000.00 of public monies against Webb who is not legally trained and was self-represented. Ordinarily that would easily constitute abuse of position, process, corruption and outright bullying. Oh well.
The presiding tribunal member relied upon valid access applications and a long history of Webb’s exposing corruption to form her decision, applying the Orders across the state despite no other agencies making any submissions. This does not align with the wording of the legislation which makes clear the focus of interrogation and scrutiny is to be unmeritorious applications.
Port Stephens and Goulburn Mulwaree Councils failed to qualify as Applicants for the Orders sought but this was inconsequential to the presiding member who scooped them up in the state-wide net to protect them from the warranted embarrassment of being rightfully turfed out.
Initially, the three agencies sought orders reaching out to include Webb’s husband and his company, despite neither of those qualifying as respondents. The agencies wanted the Orders in perpetuity; forever without parole. How democratic.
The term of the orders, 10 years, exceeds penalties for motor vehicle theft, assault causing grievous bodily harm, malicious damage to property, or kicking the family dog to name a few. You could probably get less for assaulting a police officer; Cobbin should know all about that.
But what it does is show just where agenda-driven government employees place importance and exactly where they want government control to reach to full effect. Democracy relies on openness, transparency and accountability. Absent of the ability to gain access to government records none of that is possible.
Originally the brain-child of ex-top NSW cop Jodie Cobbin Director of the Open Government Information & Privacy Unit, the three agencies Dept of Communities & Justice, Port Stephens Council, and Goulburn Mulwaree Council were jointly victorious in colluding to effectively remove legislated rights to access NSW government information from Telina Webb. This was part of Cobbin's personal management strategy for dealing with the pesky public.
The three amigos had colluded, collaborated, breached privacy, hidden under a cosy polar fleece blanket of Chatham House Rules, spent in excess of $300,000.00 of public monies against Webb who is not legally trained and was self-represented. Ordinarily that would easily constitute abuse of position, process, corruption and outright bullying. Oh well.
The presiding tribunal member relied upon valid access applications and a long history of Webb’s exposing corruption to form her decision, applying the Orders across the state despite no other agencies making any submissions. This does not align with the wording of the legislation which makes clear the focus of interrogation and scrutiny is to be unmeritorious applications.
Port Stephens and Goulburn Mulwaree Councils failed to qualify as Applicants for the Orders sought but this was inconsequential to the presiding member who scooped them up in the state-wide net to protect them from the warranted embarrassment of being rightfully turfed out.
Initially, the three agencies sought orders reaching out to include Webb’s husband and his company, despite neither of those qualifying as respondents. The agencies wanted the Orders in perpetuity; forever without parole. How democratic.
The term of the orders, 10 years, exceeds penalties for motor vehicle theft, assault causing grievous bodily harm, malicious damage to property, or kicking the family dog to name a few. You could probably get less for assaulting a police officer; Cobbin should know all about that.
But what it does is show just where agenda-driven government employees place importance and exactly where they want government control to reach to full effect. Democracy relies on openness, transparency and accountability. Absent of the ability to gain access to government records none of that is possible.
“I have a lot to consider today; mostly I’m asking how a member of the NCAT could even remember what happened a year ago at the hearing, sufficient enough to make a properly informed decision within the Tribunal’s jurisdiction.
Today’s outcome should be a stark reminder to the general public NSW government agencies work together against the public they serve.
They don’t want us to exercise our legal rights, they don’t want government records to be interrogated, and they most certainly will blatantly and arrogantly corrupt the legislation to whatever end they see fit. This case sets a brand-new precedent of how a piece of legislation designed for the benefit of each member of the public as individuals has now been twisted with the intention to catch groups of individuals in the one net,” stated Webb.
Tony Wickham happy and smiling to finally
get a Section 110 Order after 9-years of failures.
“It’s also extremely disappointing to see NCAT takes so long to make decisions. NCAT advertises approximate timeframes of 3-months. I’ve waited on one case for almost 2-years. But the average seems to be about 15-months. That’s enough time for policy and legislation to change.”
“NSW government agencies are very angry I’ve exposed their corrupt conduct. Port Stephens Council has had numerous earlier failed attempts to secure such an Order, but it was always doomed to majestic failure without the assistance and additional power and resources of its big brother Justice NSW. Goulburn was just along for the ride; this was not Timothy's first punitive rodeo.”
As the media release on this Site dated 01.01.2026 stated, this case will be publicly documented as it continues to evolve. The public retains its right to know what they can expect when endeavouring to access beneficial legislation and exercise legal rights (supposed legal rights…….), and they certainly have the right to know who the individuals are doing it.
“I’ve exposed too much to stop blowing my whistle now,” stated Webb. Contact: Jodie Cobbin, Jodie.cobbin@dcj.nsw.gov.au
Justin Cahill, justin.cahill@dcj.nsw.gov.au
Michael McIntosh, Michael.mcintosh@dcj.nsw.gov.au
Jonathan Franklin, Jonathan.franklin@dcj.nsw.gov.au
Tony Wickham, tony.wickham@portstephens.nsw.gov.au
Lisa Marshall, lisa.marshall@portstephens.nsw.gov.au
Maria Timothy, maria.timothy@goulburn.nsw.gov.au
“NSW government agencies are very angry I’ve exposed their corrupt conduct. Port Stephens Council has had numerous earlier failed attempts to secure such an Order, but it was always doomed to majestic failure without the assistance and additional power and resources of its big brother Justice NSW. Goulburn was just along for the ride; this was not Timothy's first punitive rodeo.”
As the media release on this Site dated 01.01.2026 stated, this case will be publicly documented as it continues to evolve. The public retains its right to know what they can expect when endeavouring to access beneficial legislation and exercise legal rights (supposed legal rights…….), and they certainly have the right to know who the individuals are doing it.
“I’ve exposed too much to stop blowing my whistle now,” stated Webb. Contact: Jodie Cobbin, Jodie.cobbin@dcj.nsw.gov.au
Justin Cahill, justin.cahill@dcj.nsw.gov.au
Michael McIntosh, Michael.mcintosh@dcj.nsw.gov.au
Jonathan Franklin, Jonathan.franklin@dcj.nsw.gov.au
Tony Wickham, tony.wickham@portstephens.nsw.gov.au
Lisa Marshall, lisa.marshall@portstephens.nsw.gov.au
Maria Timothy, maria.timothy@goulburn.nsw.gov.au
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