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Z35 and Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service [2025] QICmr 93 (11 December 2025)
Application number:
317864
Applicant:
Z35
Respondent:
Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service
Decision date:
Thursday, Dec 11, 2025
Catchwords:
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO PUBLIC INTEREST - applicant seeking hospital records relating to deceased father - clinical incident review reports - records of board safety and quality committee - transparency and accountability of public health system - disclosure prohibited by an Act - whether disclosure of information would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest - section 47(3)(b) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)