J95 and Queensland Police Service [2025] QICmr 80 (12 November 2025)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - EXEMPT INFORMATION - LAW ENFORCEMENT - METHOD OR PROCEDURE - request for information about applicant being reported as a missing person - whether information is exempt under schedule 3, section 10(1)(f) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld) due to prejudice to investigative methods and procedures - whether access may be refused under section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and section 47(3)(a) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION - information about other individuals involved in missing person investigation process - privacy and personal information - flow of information to police - contrary to public interest information - whether access may be refused under section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and section 47(3)(b) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - DOCUMENTS NONEXISTENT OR UNLOCATABLE - applicant submits further documents should exist - reasonable steps to locate relevant documents - whether further documents do not exist - section 52(1)(a) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld) - whether access to further documents may be refused under section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and section 47(3)(e) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - IRRELEVANT INFORMATION - information within agency documents pertaining to matters unrelated to applicant’s missing person case - whether information may be deleted as not relevant to the terms of the access application - section 88 of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld)