SH8Z9M & Ors and Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women [2018] QICmr 40 (27 September 2018)

Application number:
313783, 313784, 313785, 313787 & 313788
Applicant:
SH8Z9M (Parent One), 3ET8YJ (Parent Two), 45ZJXT (Child A), 8EM2FO (Child B), A03ADP (Child C)
Respondent:
Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women
Decision date:
Thursday, Sep 27, 2018
Catchwords:

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL TO DEAL - applicants seeking access to personal information appearing in records of the Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women - whether applications are expressed to relate to all documents that contain information of a stated kind or subject matter - whether all documents to which the applications relate appear to comprise exempt information - whether agency may refuse to deal with applications - section 59 of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - EXEMPT INFORMATION - DISCLOSURE PROHIBITED BY ACT - whether exempt - sections 47(3)(a) and 48 and schedule 3, section 12 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld) - whether disclosure prohibited by section 187 of the Child Protection Act 1999 (Qld)