F89 and Brisbane City Council [2021] QICmr 69 (20 December 2021)

Application number:
315737
Applicant:
F89
Respondent:
Brisbane City Council
Decision date:
Sunday, Dec 20, 2020
Catchwords:

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - IRRELEVANT INFORMATION - information about other individuals not concerning the applicant - whether deleted information is irrelevant to the terms of the access application - section 88 of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - EXEMPT INFORMATION - LEGAL PROFESSIONAL PRIVILEGE - professional legal advice and assistance - whether information would be privileged from production in a legal proceeding - whether access may be refused under section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and sections 47(3)(a) and 48 and schedule 3, section 7 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION - workplace information - personal information of other individuals - personal information and privacy - prejudice to management function of Council and ability to obtain confidential information - whether disclosure of information would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest - section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and sections 47(3)(b) and 49 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION - invoices from legal advisers for legal services rendered - prejudice to business, commercial or financial affairs - whether disclosure of information would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest - section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and sections 47(3)(b) and 49 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - DOCUMENTS NONEXISTENT OR UNLOCATABLE - whether agency has conducted reasonable searches - whether access to further documents may be refused on the basis they are nonexistent or unlocatable - section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and sections 47(3)(e) and 52(1) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)