Breslin and Department of Justice and Attorney-General; Queensland Police Service (Third Party)
Breslin and Department of Justice and Attorney-General; Queensland Police Service (Third Party)
(1995 S0093; 1 August 1997)
In this case, the Information Commissioner applied the principles explained in McEniery and Medical Board of Queensland (1994) 1 QAR 349 in finding exempt, under s.42(1)(b) of the FOI Act, the identity of a person who had provided information for the purposes of a police investigation, pursuant to an express mutual understanding that his identity would not be disclosed to the applicant for access.
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