C98 and Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service [2021] QICmr 46 (9 September 2021)

Application number:
315811
Applicant:
C98
Respondent:
Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service
Decision date:
Thursday, Sep 09, 2021
Catchwords:

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION -REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO PUBLIC INTEREST- access to deceased son’s medical records - transparency and accountability of hospital - prejudice to right to privacy- public interest harm through disclosure of personal information - whether disclosure would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest - whether access to information may be refused under section 47(3)(b) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)