U26 and Queensland Police Service [2021] QICmr 13 (19 March 2021)

Application number:
315272
Applicant:
U26
Respondent:
Queensland Police Service
Decision date:
Friday, Mar 19, 2021
Catchwords:

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO PUBLIC INTEREST - information relating to police investigation of applicant’s complaint - body worn video footage of police officer’s discussions with another individual - promoting transparency and accountability in police investigations - safeguarding personal information and the right to privacy of other individuals - preventing prejudice to the flow of information to police - whether disclosure of video footage would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest - section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and section 47(3)(b) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - NONEXISTENT DOCUMENTS - body worn camera footage of police officer’s discussions with the applicant - whether there are reasonable grounds to be satisfied that a recording does not exist under section 52(1)(a) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld) - whether access to the recording may be refused under section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and section 47(3)(e) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)