Lindeberg and Department of Treaty, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Communities and the Arts [2023] QICmr 34 (30 June 2023)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - SCOPE OF APPLICATION - briefing documents and emails - related and supporting earlier documents - construction of terms and scope of access application under section 24 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

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

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - ONUS ON EXTERNAL REVIEW - whether agency has established that Information Commissioner should give decision adverse to applicant - section 87(1) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - EXEMPT INFORMATION - briefing document - whether information is Cabinet matter brought into existence before commencement of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld) - section 47(3)(a) and schedule 3, section 1 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - EXEMPT INFORMATION - briefing documents - whether disclosure of information would infringe the privileges of Parliament - section 47(3)(a) and schedule 3, section 6(c)(i) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - EXEMPT INFORMATION - briefing documents - whether information is exempt due to legal Lindeberg and Department of Treaty, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Communities and the Arts [2023] QICmr 34 (30 June 2023) - Page 2 of 29 RTIDEC professional privilege - section 47(3)(a) and schedule 3, section 7 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION - briefing documents and emails - whether disclosure of information would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest - sections 47(3)(b) and 49 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)