Y20 and Department of Education [2021] QICmr 20 (11 May 2021)

Application number:
315462
Applicant:
Y20
Respondent:
Department of Education
Decision date:
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Catchwords:

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - SCOPE OF ACCESS APPLICATION - IRRELEVANT INFORMATION - whether information may be deleted on the basis it is irrelevant to the terms of the application - section 88 of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO PUBLIC INTEREST - personal information of other individuals - safeguarding personal information and the right to privacy of other individuals - whether disclosure 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 - DOCUMENTS NONEXISTENT OR UNLOCATABLE - where applicant contends further documents ought to exist - whether agency has taken all reasonable steps to locate responsive documents - whether access may be refused under section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and sections 47(3)(e) and 52(1) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)