H89 and Metro North Hospital and Health Service [2021] QICmr 18 (4 May 2021)

Application Number
315348
Applicant
H89
Respondent
Metro North Hospital and Health Service
Decision Date
Tuesday, May 04, 2021
Catchwords

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 refused on the basis that the documents do not exist or are unlocatable - whether access may be refused under 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)

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 the public interest - whether access may be refused under section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and section 47(3)(b) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

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