Ferguson and Queensland Corrective Services Commission

Application number:
1993 S0046
Decision date:
Wednesday, Dec 24, 1997

Ferguson and Queensland Corrective Services Commission
(1993 S0046, 24 December 1997)

 

The applicant sought access to documents concerning his imprisonment. Information concerning other prisoners was found to be exempt under s.44(1).  Some sensitive information communicated by other prisoners or prison officers was found to be exempt under s.46(1)(b). A psychiatric diagnosis appearing in one document was found to warrant disclosure under s.44(3), applying the principles endorsed in S and The Medical Board of Queensland (1994) 2 QAR 249.