O'Connor and The University of Queensland

Application number:
2005 F0196
Decision date:
Thursday, Sep 29, 2005

O'Connor and The University of Queensland
 (2005 F0196, 29 September 2005)

Sufficiency of Search 

The applicant sought access to documents relating to his employment by the respondent.  The applicant raised a 'sufficiency of search' issue regarding the existence of documents relating to a comment made about him in a report written by his supervisor.

 

Applying the principles stated in Shepherd and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Planning (1994) 1 QAR 464, Assistant Commissioner Moss was satisfied that the searches and inquiries conducted by the respondent in an effort to locate additional documents had been reasonable in all the circumstances of the case, and that there were no reasonable grounds for believing that additional responsive documents existed in the respondent's possession or under its control.