Sport Drinks Australia Pty Ltd and Department of Tourism, Small Business and Industry

Sport Drinks Australia Pty Ltd and Department of Tourism, Small Business and Industry
(1996 S0170, 13 January 1997)

The Information Commissioner refused to exercise the Commissioner's discretion to extend the time for lodging a 'reverse FOI' external review application.  Applying the principles explained in Young and Workers' Compensation Board of Queensland (1994) 1 QAR 543, the Information Commissioner decided that prejudice would be caused to the initial FOI access applicant, and that the ‘reverse FOI’ applicant did not have a reasonably arguable case, with reasonable prospects of success, for review of the respondent's decision.