E41 and Queensland Police Service [2022] QICmr 13 (17 March 2022)

Application number:
316192
Applicant:
E41
Respondent:
Queensland Police Service
Decision date:
Thursday, Mar 17, 2022
Catchwords:

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST - access to response to allegations provided by third party in law enforcement investigation - transparency and accountability of police - administration of justice and procedural fairness for the applicant - prejudice another individual’s right to privacy - public interest harm through disclosure of third party’s personal information - prejudice to flow of information to law enforcement - whether disclosure would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest - 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)