H89 and Metro North Hospital and Health Service [2020] QICmr 18 (27 March 2020)

Application number:
314266
Applicant:
H89
Respondent:
Metro North Hospital and Health Service
Decision date:
Friday, Mar 27, 2020
Catchwords:

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION – REFUSAL OF ACCESS – CONTRARY TO PUBLIC INTEREST – access refused to information about other individuals – personal information and privacy – whether disclosure would, on balance, be contrary to public interest – whether access may be refused under section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and sections 47(3)(b) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION – REFUSAL OF ACCESS – DOCUMENTS NONEXISTENT OR UNLOCATABLE – applicant contends further documents exist – whether agency has taken all reasonable steps to locate documents – whether access may be reused on the basis that the documents do not exist or are unlocatable – sections 47(3)(e) and 52(1) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

Appeals information:

This decision is the subject of an appeal to QCAT.