NewsCorp Australia Pty Ltd and Legal Aid Queensland [2017] QICmr 53 (9 November 2017)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - EXEMPT INFORMATION - LEGAL PROFESSIONAL PRIVILEGE - internal legal advice - whether exempt - section 47(3)(a) and 48 and schedule 3, section 7 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION - documents concerning Legal Aid Queensland preferred supplier arrangements and monies paid - 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 - REFUSAL TO DEAL WITH APPLICATION - EFFECT ON AGENCY’S FUNCTIONS - whether the work involved in dealing with application would, if carried out, substantially and unreasonably divert resources of agency from their use by agency in performing its functions – section 41 Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL TO DEAL WITH APPLICATION - EXEMPT CLASS OF DOCUMENTS - documents concerning grants of legal aid - whether application expressed to relate to a stated subject matter - whether all documents to which the application relates appear to comprise exempt information - whether agency may refuse to deal with the application - section 40 Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)