E56 and Griffith University [2026] QICmr 74 (13 May 2026)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - DELETION OF IRRELEVANT INFORMATION - whether information is irrelevant to the access application - section 88 of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - EXEMPT INFORMATION - LEGAL PROFESSIONAL PRIVILEGE - communications between lawyer and client - whether communications attract privilege - section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and sections 47(3)(a) and 48 and schedule 3, section 7 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION -REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION - complaint information - accountability and transparency - procedural fairness - personal information and privacy - prejudice to management function - whether disclosure would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest - section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and sections 47(3)(b) and 49 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - INFORMATION AS TO EXISTENCE OF PARTICULAR DOCUMENTS - request for information stored in student email accounts - whether requested information is prescribed information - whether existence of requested information may be neither confirmed nor denied under section 69 of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld)