Henderson and Department of Families, Youth and Community Care

Application number:
1998 S0190
Decision date:
Tuesday, Mar 31, 1998

Henderson and Department of Families, Youth and Community Care
 (1998 S0190, 31 March 1998) 

This decision involved the application of principles set out in Young and Workers' Compensation Board of Qld (1994) 1 QAR 543, concerning the discretion conferred on the Information Commissioner by s.73(1)(d) of the FOI Act, to extend the time for lodgment of an application for external review. 

The application for review (which was lodged well outside the 60 day time limit) sought to raise a 'sufficiency of search' issue only.  The Information Commissioner was not persuaded that the 'sufficiency of search' issue had any merit or reasonable prospects of success, and decided not to exercise the discretion to extend time in favour of the applicant for review.