Port Stephens Council Solicitor Overheard Openly Bragging of Successful Pursuit of Monies Not Based in Law, 30.01.2026
Level 7 of the John Maddison Building Goulburn Street Sydney saw numerous matters today concerning the Local Court and the NSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal (NCAT).
As such the public area was filled with individuals from various walks of life; from defendants to prosecutors, and Appellants and Respondents. Uniformed NSW Police Officers were also wandering the location.
In the morning Courtroom 7C saw the matter of Port Stephens Council v Telina Webb of NSW Freedom of Information with Council appealing Webb’s earlier win in August 2025. This was a case of breaching privacy legislation, where Council had used Webb’s personal information unlawfully. Council did not rightfully seek Webb’s consent to use her personal information, Webb was successful in her Request for Review of Agency Conduct, and Council was not happy about it. Oh well.
This Site is littered with report after report of Port Stephens Council’s unacceptable conduct in the way it responds to the public’s legislated rights; repeatedly and continuously trampling on its mandatory obligations, and spending copious amounts of public monies to avoid due accountability.
Today was just another example, another rock on the mountainous pile.
Council’s in-house solicitor Lisa Helene Marshall sat in the gallery behind the contracted solicitors Nathan Sloan of Lindsay Taylor Lawyers and Matthew Harker barrister of Greenway Chambers.
Webb was not represented as is her usual form.
Sloan had failed in dramatic fashion in the earlier substantive case despite having the full support of both the NSW Information and Privacy Commissioners, how fair and equitable to stack such a team against a defenceless self-represented Applicant. But acting unfairly is the least of Council’s documented attitudes towards the public.
One of the primary issues being appealed today was Order No: 3 which saw the Council ordered to pay the tokenary sum of $500.00 towards Webb’s legal costs.
This is despite the enabling legislation the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (PPIP) making no provision for costs, in the context of legal costs.
On this issue Webb and Council agreed, the NCAT did not have jurisdiction to award such costs in PPIP proceedings.
It was an interesting turn of events given the very same Council had successfully pursued Webb, and her husband, for costs in PPIP proceedings earlier. It seems the law is one-sided and it all depends on which side you're standing as to what justice you receive.
Yes NCAT has awarded costs, and continues to award costs, in the context of PPIP proceedings without the jurisdiction to do so. Oh well.
However, when Webb pointed out to Council that such costs were not based in law, Council ignored the facts and launched its pursuit.
Port Stephens Council resultantly threatened Bankruptcy Proceedings in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia if Webb and her husband did not succumb and pay the ransom amount.
And so today at the completion of the Appeal Panel hearing, when exiting the reception area, Lisa Marshall was overheard bragging to Sloan and Harker, laughing in fact, that Council successfully extorted the protested costs by threatening bankruptcy.
“I’ve seen a lot of atrocious behaviours by this Council, I’ve been dealing with them formally since 2012. Every aspect of Council has been corrupted by the primary offenders who work in unison Tony Leslie Wickham and Lisa Helene Marshall. Wickham has seniority over Marshall. I’ve seen it all including making false and misleading statements to the judiciary and regulatory bodies. They have no scruples whatsoever; they don't even blink. The documents emanating on Council letterhead are their own testimony. So today really was no surprise when this so-called officer of the court was overheard bragging of her latest stellar achievement, extorting monies from the public, what a champion! I was standing in the company of (2) two other people who also heard her,” stated Webb.
“Sloan and Harker were totally focused on Marshall, she had their full attention. I guess they had to show interest, Port Stephens Council owns these guys. Neither Sloan or Harker made any return comment, they just stood silent. What could they say to their benevolent client when it's all about the money? Harker has a long history with Council and my husband and I. He was involved in the making of false and misleading statements in an NCAT Appeal almost a decade ago before he became a barrister. Those statements were made by Lisa Marshall and Tony Wickham. Harker supported them. Those actions will follow him for the remainder of his career, and he can be certain I have no intention of letting him forget it,” stated Webb.
“As for Marshall, she’ll never change. And she has to stay with Port Stephens Council because she wouldn’t survive in the real world plus she needs to stay tapped into all those financial benefits courtesy of public money. She’s a total disgrace to the legal profession and she’s happy to be that way, wallowing in that filth. Wickham owns her. This case today, fighting a decision which doesn’t make any single person accountable for stealing and misusing my personal information, is of no consequence to these people. It’s sport. And I notice no person from Council sat at the bar table today. They can’t fight fair against a person who’s not a solicitor and isn’t represented. They don’t have the guts or the knowhow, that’s blatantly obvious. I relish that.”
A review of the video footage of the threesome cavorting in the entryway to Courtroom 7C after the hearing sees Lisa Marshall’s big smile as she gloats over Council’s achievement to extort monies not based in law from unrepresented members of the public under threat of bankruptcy proceedings, with Sloan and Harker leaning in intently.
She certainly deserves public recognition for such conduct, in a public place, in a courthouse where the public seeks evidence of the administration of justice.
The earlier reported threat of Bankruptcy Proceedings in the Federal Circuit Court for monies not based in law is here.
Contact: Tony Wickham, Tony.wickham@portstephens.nsw.gov.au Lisa Marshall, Lisa.marshall@portstephens.nsw.gov.au Nathan Sloan, nathan.sloan@lindsaytaylorlawyers.com.au Matthew Harker, matt.harker@greenway.com.au
As such the public area was filled with individuals from various walks of life; from defendants to prosecutors, and Appellants and Respondents. Uniformed NSW Police Officers were also wandering the location.
In the morning Courtroom 7C saw the matter of Port Stephens Council v Telina Webb of NSW Freedom of Information with Council appealing Webb’s earlier win in August 2025. This was a case of breaching privacy legislation, where Council had used Webb’s personal information unlawfully. Council did not rightfully seek Webb’s consent to use her personal information, Webb was successful in her Request for Review of Agency Conduct, and Council was not happy about it. Oh well.
This Site is littered with report after report of Port Stephens Council’s unacceptable conduct in the way it responds to the public’s legislated rights; repeatedly and continuously trampling on its mandatory obligations, and spending copious amounts of public monies to avoid due accountability.
Today was just another example, another rock on the mountainous pile.
Council’s in-house solicitor Lisa Helene Marshall sat in the gallery behind the contracted solicitors Nathan Sloan of Lindsay Taylor Lawyers and Matthew Harker barrister of Greenway Chambers.
Webb was not represented as is her usual form.
Sloan had failed in dramatic fashion in the earlier substantive case despite having the full support of both the NSW Information and Privacy Commissioners, how fair and equitable to stack such a team against a defenceless self-represented Applicant. But acting unfairly is the least of Council’s documented attitudes towards the public.
One of the primary issues being appealed today was Order No: 3 which saw the Council ordered to pay the tokenary sum of $500.00 towards Webb’s legal costs.
This is despite the enabling legislation the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (PPIP) making no provision for costs, in the context of legal costs.
On this issue Webb and Council agreed, the NCAT did not have jurisdiction to award such costs in PPIP proceedings.
It was an interesting turn of events given the very same Council had successfully pursued Webb, and her husband, for costs in PPIP proceedings earlier. It seems the law is one-sided and it all depends on which side you're standing as to what justice you receive.
Yes NCAT has awarded costs, and continues to award costs, in the context of PPIP proceedings without the jurisdiction to do so. Oh well.
However, when Webb pointed out to Council that such costs were not based in law, Council ignored the facts and launched its pursuit.
Port Stephens Council resultantly threatened Bankruptcy Proceedings in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia if Webb and her husband did not succumb and pay the ransom amount.
And so today at the completion of the Appeal Panel hearing, when exiting the reception area, Lisa Marshall was overheard bragging to Sloan and Harker, laughing in fact, that Council successfully extorted the protested costs by threatening bankruptcy.
“I’ve seen a lot of atrocious behaviours by this Council, I’ve been dealing with them formally since 2012. Every aspect of Council has been corrupted by the primary offenders who work in unison Tony Leslie Wickham and Lisa Helene Marshall. Wickham has seniority over Marshall. I’ve seen it all including making false and misleading statements to the judiciary and regulatory bodies. They have no scruples whatsoever; they don't even blink. The documents emanating on Council letterhead are their own testimony. So today really was no surprise when this so-called officer of the court was overheard bragging of her latest stellar achievement, extorting monies from the public, what a champion! I was standing in the company of (2) two other people who also heard her,” stated Webb.
“Sloan and Harker were totally focused on Marshall, she had their full attention. I guess they had to show interest, Port Stephens Council owns these guys. Neither Sloan or Harker made any return comment, they just stood silent. What could they say to their benevolent client when it's all about the money? Harker has a long history with Council and my husband and I. He was involved in the making of false and misleading statements in an NCAT Appeal almost a decade ago before he became a barrister. Those statements were made by Lisa Marshall and Tony Wickham. Harker supported them. Those actions will follow him for the remainder of his career, and he can be certain I have no intention of letting him forget it,” stated Webb.
“As for Marshall, she’ll never change. And she has to stay with Port Stephens Council because she wouldn’t survive in the real world plus she needs to stay tapped into all those financial benefits courtesy of public money. She’s a total disgrace to the legal profession and she’s happy to be that way, wallowing in that filth. Wickham owns her. This case today, fighting a decision which doesn’t make any single person accountable for stealing and misusing my personal information, is of no consequence to these people. It’s sport. And I notice no person from Council sat at the bar table today. They can’t fight fair against a person who’s not a solicitor and isn’t represented. They don’t have the guts or the knowhow, that’s blatantly obvious. I relish that.”
A review of the video footage of the threesome cavorting in the entryway to Courtroom 7C after the hearing sees Lisa Marshall’s big smile as she gloats over Council’s achievement to extort monies not based in law from unrepresented members of the public under threat of bankruptcy proceedings, with Sloan and Harker leaning in intently.
She certainly deserves public recognition for such conduct, in a public place, in a courthouse where the public seeks evidence of the administration of justice.
The earlier reported threat of Bankruptcy Proceedings in the Federal Circuit Court for monies not based in law is here.
Contact: Tony Wickham, Tony.wickham@portstephens.nsw.gov.au Lisa Marshall, Lisa.marshall@portstephens.nsw.gov.au Nathan Sloan, nathan.sloan@lindsaytaylorlawyers.com.au Matthew Harker, matt.harker@greenway.com.au
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