E39 and Queensland Police Service [2025] QICmr 87 (24 November 2025)

Application number:
318280
Applicant:
E39
Respondent:
Queensland Police Service
Decision date:
Monday, Nov 24, 2025
Catchwords:

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - DOCUMENTS NONEXISTENT OR UNLOCATABLE - audio recording of police executing search warrant - applicant submits part of recording is missing - whether agency has taken reasonable steps to locate information - section 52(1)(a) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld) - whether access to further documents may be refused under section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and section 47(3)(e) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION - audio recording of police executing search warrant - information about other individuals - personal information and privacy - whether access to information may be refused under section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and section 47(3)(b) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - EXEMPT INFORMATION - LAW ENFORCEMENT - METHOD OR PROCEDURE - audio recording of police executing search warrant - whether information is exempt under schedule 3, section 10(1)(f) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld) - prejudice to investigative methods and procedures - whether access may be refused under section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and section 47(3)(a) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - IRRELEVANT INFORMATION - information recorded by a police radio of unrelated matters - whether information may be deleted as not relevant to the terms of the access application - section 88 of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld)