Q62 and Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety [2026] QICmr 27 (20 February 2026)
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - EXEMPT INFORMATION -DISCLOSURE PROHIBITED BY ACT - whether disclosure is prohibited by sections 186A(1) or 187(2) of the Child Protection Act 1999 (Qld) - sections 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and 47(3)(a) and 48 and schedule 3, section 12 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO CHILD’S BEST INTERESTS - application on behalf of child for child safety documents about that child - whether disclosure of the information would not be in the child’s best interests - section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and sections 47(3)(c) and 50 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - IRRELEVANT INFORMATION - information relating to another child - whether deleted information is irrelevant to the terms of the access application - section 88 of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld)