D81 and Queensland Police Service [2025] QICmr 19 (8 April 2025)

Application Number
317746
Applicant
D81
Respondent
Queensland Police Service
Decision Date
Tuesday, Apr 08, 2025
Catchwords

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - NONEXISTENT OR UNLOCATABLE DOCUMENTS - request for documents about applicant -documents about prosecution of applicant for drink driving offence - documents about applicant’s participation in program requiring use of alcohol interlock ignition device -where agency has conducted searches - whether agency has taken all reasonable steps - where agency has described its processes to explain why documents do not exist - whether explanation is reasonable - whether access to documents may be refused on ground they are nonexistent or unlocatable - 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)

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