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Cape York Land Council and Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy [2020] QICmr 60 (16 October 2020)

Application number:
314921 and 315083
Applicant:
Cape York Land Council ABN 22 965 382 705
Respondent:
Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy
Decision date:
Friday, Oct 16, 2020
PDF:
Cape York Land Council and Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy [2020] QICmr 60 (16 October 2020) (PDF file, 281.03 KB)
Catchwords:

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - DOCUMENTS NONEXISTENT - documents to evidence changes to dedicated purpose of land - applicant considers records of the changes should be held in automated titles system - agency submits changes were made administratively by internal project - whether there are reasonable grounds to be satisfied that documents do not exist - whether access may be refused on the basis that the documents are nonexistent under sections 47(3)(e) and 52(1)(a) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)