G37 and Queensland Police Service [2025] QICmr 58 (28 August 2025)

Application Number
317635
Applicant
G37
Respondent
Queensland Police Service
Decision Date
Thursday, Aug 28, 2025
Catchwords

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION - request for access to historical police investigation documents - eligible family member of deceased - crime scene photographs and autopsy details - accountability and transparency - personal information of deceased - privacy of the acquitted individual - no control over further dissemination - whether disclosure would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest - sections 47(3)(b) and 49 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

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