H89 and Metro North Hospital and Health Service [2020] QICmr 18 (27 March 2020)

Application Number

314266

Applicant

H89

Respondent

Metro North Hospital and Health Service

Decision Date

Friday, Mar 27, 2020

Catchwords

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION – REFUSAL OF ACCESS – CONTRARY TO PUBLIC INTEREST – access refused to information about other individuals – personal information and privacy – whether disclosure would, on balance, be contrary to public interest – whether access may be refused under section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and sections 47(3)(b) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION – REFUSAL OF ACCESS – DOCUMENTS NONEXISTENT OR UNLOCATABLE – applicant contends further documents exist – whether agency has taken all reasonable steps to locate documents – whether access may be reused on the basis that the documents do not exist or are unlocatable – sections 47(3)(e) and 52(1) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

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Appeals information

Underwood v Metro North Hospital and Health Service [2024] QCATA 88

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