Van Veenendaal and Queensland Police Service [2018] QICmr 44 (30 October 2018)

Application number:
313581
Applicant:
Van Veenendaal
Respondent:
Queensland Police Service
Decision date:
Tuesday, Oct 30, 2018
Catchwords:

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL TO DEAL WITH APPLICATION - PREVIOUS APPLICATION FOR SAME DOCUMENTS - request for the same documents previously sought from the same agency - previous application had been the subject of a completed external review - whether the later application discloses any reasonable basis for again seeking access to the documents - whether section 43 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld) applies

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION - request for information concerning interactions with police - personal information and privacy of third parties - whether disclosure would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest - whether access to information may be refused under section 47(3)(b) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATION LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - NONEXISTENT AND UNLOCATABLE DOCUMENTS - applicant believes further documents should exist in relation to interactions with police - whether agency has taken all reasonable steps to locate relevant documents - whether access to any further documents may be refused on the basis they do not exist - sections 47(3)(e) and 52(1)(a) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - IRRELEVANT INFORMATION - information pertaining to matters unrelated to the terms of the access application - whether information may be deleted under section 73 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)