S41 and Griffith University [2023] QICmr 64 (7 December 2023)

Application number:
317075 and 317149
Applicant:
S41
Respondent:
Griffith University
Decision date:
Thursday, Dec 07, 2023
Catchwords:

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION - information relating to investigation of a complaint made about a university student - accountability and transparency - procedural fairness - personal information and privacy - prejudice to management function - whether disclosure would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest - section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and sections 47(3)(b) and 49 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - ENTITY TO WHICH THE ACT DOES NOT APPLY - PARTICULAR FUNCTION - agency processing documents - holder of an office connected with a quasi-judicial entity - quasi-judicial functions - whether agency processing documents fall outside the scope of the IP Act - sections 17 and 52 of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and sections 14 and 17 and schedule 2, part 2, item 7 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - DELETION OF IRRELEVANT INFORMATION - whether information is irrelevant to the access applications - section 88 of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld)

Appeals information:

This decision is the subject of an appeal to QCAT