United Firefighters' Union Queensland and Queensland Fire and Emergency Services [2021] QICmr 3 (5 February 2021)

Application number:
314808
Applicant:
United Firefighters’ Union Queensland
Respondent:
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
Decision date:
Friday, Feb 05, 2021
Catchwords:

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION - application for access to identification numbers assigned to job applicants for use during Queensland Fire and Emergency Services recruitment process - whether the identities of successful recruitment candidates are reasonably ascertainable - definition of ‘personal information’ in section 12 of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION - application for access to identification numbers assigned to job applicants for use during Queensland Fire and Emergency Services recruitment process - whether disclosure would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest - whether access to the information may be refused under section 47(3)(b) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

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