J6Q8CH and Department of Justice and Attorney-General [2018] QICmr 49 (10 December 2018)

Application number:
313709
Applicant:
J6Q8CH
Respondent:
Department of Justice and Attorney-General
Decision date:
Monday, Dec 10, 2018
Catchwords:

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - EXEMPT INFORMATION - communications about applicant - hostile communications and threats by the applicant - whether disclosure of information could reasonably be expected to result in a serious act of harassment or intimidation against certain individuals - whether access to information may be refused under section 67 of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and section 47(3)(a) and schedule 3, section 10(1)(d) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

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

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO PUBLIC INTEREST - personal information and privacy - accountability and transparency - fair treatment and administration of justice - whether disclosure 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 - applicant contends agency did not locate all relevant documents - whether agency has taken all reasonable steps to locate documents but the documents cannot be found or do not exist - section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and sections 47(3)(e) and 52 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)