Application number:
314662
Applicant:
Q52
Respondent:
Legal Services Commission
Decision date:
Friday, Apr 17, 2020
Catchwords:
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION - complaint documents about a solicitor to the Queensland Legal Services Commission - applicant is neither the solicitor, the subject of complaint nor the complainant - personal information and privacy - accountability and transparency - administration of justice - revealing incorrect information - inquiry into possible deficiencies - fair treatment - prejudice business affairs - prejudice free flow of information to regulatory agencies - whether disclosure would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest - whether access to information may be refused under sections 47(3)(b) and 49 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - NONEXISTENT DOCUMENTS - purported attachments to a complaint letter - how agency is to be satisfied purported attachments do not exist - whether access may be refused under sections 47(3)(e) and 52(1) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)
