O79 and Legal Services Commission [2021] QICmr 41 (16 August 2021)

Application number:
315534
Applicant:
O79
Respondent:
Legal Services Commission
Decision date:
Monday, Aug 16, 2021
Catchwords:

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - DOCUMENT NONEXISTENT - communications between agency and Attorney-General about complaints made about the applicant - searches conducted - whether there are reasonable grounds to be satisfied that documents are nonexistent - section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and sections 47(3)(e) and (52(1)(a) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL TO DEAL - EXEMPT CLASS OF DOCUMENTS - all documents regarding complaints about the applicant and any subsequent investigation - whether access application expressed to relate to a stated subject matter - whether all documents to which application relates appear to comprise exempt information - whether agency may refuse to deal with the application - section 59 of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld)