Minister for Local Government, Minister for Racing and Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Ors and Department of the Premier and Cabinet; Frecklington, MP (Third Party) [2020] QICmr 35 (26 June 2020)

Application number:
315005, 315009, 315010, 315011, 315025, 315027, 315032, 315040, 315041, 315042, 315044, 315045, 315047, 315048
Applicant:
Minister for Local Government, Minister for Racing and Minister for Multicultural Affairs; Minister for Police and Minister for Corrective Services; Minister for Communities and Minister for Disability Services and Seniors; Minister for Education and Minister for Industrial Relations; Premier and Minister for Trade; Minister for Child Safety, Youth and Women and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence; Minister for Transport and Main Roads; Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries; Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef, Minister for Science and Minister for the Arts; Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy; Minister for Housing and Public Works, Minister for Digital Technology and Minister for Sport; Minister for Fire and Emergency Services and Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships; Minister for Employment and Small Business and Minister for Training and Skills Development; Attorney-General and Minister for Justice
Respondent:
Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Other parties:
Mrs Deborah Frecklington MP, Leader of the Opposition
Decision date:
Friday, Jun 26, 2020
Catchwords:

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – RIGHT TO INFORMATION – DISCLOSURE DECISION – objection to disclosure of information concerning Ministerial staff – whether exempt information – sections 47(3)(a) and 48 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld) and schedule 3, section 10(1)(d) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – RIGHT TO INFORMATION – DISCLOSURE DECISION – objection to disclosure of documents concerning Ministerial staff – whether disclosure would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest – sections 47(3)(b) and 49 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

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