Published on Office of the Information Commissioner Queensland
(https://www.oic.qld.gov.au)
Application number:
315986
Applicant:
Q47
Respondent:
Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service
Decision date:
Thursday, Jun 09, 2022
Catchwords:
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST - access to deceased partner’s medical records - transparency and accountability of hospital - prejudice to right to privacy - public interest harm through disclosure of personal information - whether disclosure would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest - whether access to information may be refused under section 47(3)(b) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)