Price and Local Government Association of Queensland Inc.

Application number:
2001 S0111
Decision date:
Friday, Jun 29, 2001

Price and Local Government Association of Queensland Inc.
(2001 S0111, 29 June 2001) 

The applicant had made a subsequent application to the LGAQ for access to all documents related to himself, his family and/or property et cetera held by the LGAQ and its solicitors.  The applicant submitted that, in addition to documents passing between the LGAQ and its solicitors, he was also entitled to have access to documents passing between those solicitors and a number of Shire Councils who were members of the LGAQ.  The LGAQ informed the applicant that it did not hold any documents responsive to the applicant's FOI access application that had not already been processed in the applicant's previous FOI access applications to the LGAQ. 

The Deputy Information Commissioner explained to the applicant that each Shire Council was a distinct legal entity, and a distinct agency for the purposes of the FOI Act. As regards the remainder of the applicant's application, the Deputy Information Commissioner decided, in accordance with s.77(1) of the FOI Act, not to deal further with the applicant's application for review on the basis that it was vexatious, misconceived, and lacking in substance.