E92 and Crime and Corruption Commission [2024] QICmr 73 (19 December 2024)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - SCOPE OF APPLICATION - IRRELEVANT INFORMATION -information outside the terms of the application - whether information may be deleted on the basis that it is irrelevant - section 73 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - INFORMATION AS TO THE EXISTENCE OF PARTICULAR DOCUMENTS - NEITHER CONFIRM NOR DENY - applicant seeks access to information regarding a named individual’s alleged conduct - whether the request seeks access to prescribed information - whether to neither confirm nor deny the existence of documents - section 55 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - EXEMPT INFORMATION - LEGAL PROFESSIONAL PRIVILEGE - whether documents would be privileged from production in a legal proceeding on the ground of legal professional privilege - whether information is exempt under sections 47(3)(a) and schedule 3, section 7 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - EXEMPT INFORMATION - LAW ENFORCEMENT - request for documents concerning complaints made by or on behalf of applicant - whether documents were obtained, used or prepared for an investigation by the prescribed crime body in the performance of the prescribed functions of the prescribed crime body - whether information is exempt under section 47(3)(a) and schedule 3, section 10(4) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION - personal information of other individuals, including non-routine personal work information of government employees - safeguarding personal information and the right to privacy of other individuals - whether disclosure would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest - section 47(3)(b) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)