M46 and Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development [2025] QICmr 21 (17 April 2025)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - EXEMPT INFORMATION - LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY INFORMATION - application for access to information supplied by an applicant for a road closure - whether disclosure would reveal information that could reasonably be expected to identify a confidential source of information in relation to the enforcement or administration of the law - whether disclosure would endanger a person’s life or physical safety - whether disclosure would result in a person being subjected to a serious act of harassment or intimidation - whether disclosure would endanger the security of a building or structure - whether information is exempt from disclosure under sections 47(3)(a) and 48 and schedule 3, sections 10(1)(b), 10(1)(c), 10(1)(d) and 10(1)(h) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION - application for access to information about a road closure - 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)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION -DISCLOSURE DECISION - ONUS ON EXTERNAL REVIEW - agency consulted external review applicant as a third party under section 37 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld) - external review applicant objected to disclosure - whether a decision not to disclose is justified - section 87(2) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)