Published on Office of the Information Commissioner Queensland
(https://www.oic.qld.gov.au)
Application number:
317685 and 317700
Applicant:
T51
Respondent:
Townsville Hospital and Health Service
Decision date:
Thursday, Nov 07, 2024
Catchwords:
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - SCOPE OF APPLICATION - application to access historical medical records - scope sets parameters for agency searches - whether date range can be expanded on external review - section 43 of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld)
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - NONEXISTENT OR UNLOCATABLE DOCUMENTS - historical medical records - agency submits medical records would have been validly destroyed - whether agency has taken all reasonable steps to locate requested records - whether access may be refused under section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and sections 47(3)(e) and 52(1)(b) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)