Hart MP and Queensland Building and Construction Commission [2022] QICmr 7 (18 February 2022)

Application Number

316254

Applicant

Hart MP

Respondent

Queensland Building and Construction Commission

Decision Date

Friday, Feb 18, 2022

Catchwords

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – RIGHT TO INFORMATION –REFUSAL OF ACCESS – EXEMPT INFORMATION –INFORMATION DISCLOSURE OF WHICH WOULD BECONTEMPT OF COURT OR PARLIAMENT – Parliamentary briefing documents – comments about Parliamentary briefing document – whether disclosure of information would infringe the privileges of Parliament – whether access may be refused under sections 47(3)(a) and 48 and schedule3, section 6(c)(i) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – RIGHT TO INFORMATION –SUFFICIENCY OF AGENCY SEARCHES – REFUSAL OFACCESS – DOCUMENTS NONEXISTENT ORUNLOCATABLE – whether agency has taken all reasonable steps to identify and locate documents applied for by applicant – external review function under section 130(2) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld) – whether access to further documents may be refused on the basis they are nonexistent or unlocatable – sections 47(3)(e) and 52(1) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

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