Russell and Brisbane City Council [2020] QICmr 56 (30 September 2020)

Application number:
314857
Applicant:
Russell
Respondent:
Brisbane City Council
Decision date:
Wednesday, Sep 30, 2020
Catchwords:
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - DOCUMENTS NONEXISTENT OR UNLOCATABLE - applicant contends further documents exist - whether agency has taken all reasonable steps to locate documents - whether access may be reused on the basis that the documents do not exist or are unlocatable - sections 47(3)(e) and 52(1) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - LEGAL PROFESSIONAL PRIVILEGE - City Legal file - whether access may be refused sections 47(3)(a) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO PUBLIC INTEREST - access refused to personal information of third parties - personal information and privacy - whether disclosure would, on balance, be contrary to public interest - whether access may be refused under section 47(3)(b) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)