O14 and Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service [2026] QICmr 25 (18 February 2026)

Application Number

318635

Applicant

O14

Respondent

Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service

Decision Date

Wednesday, Feb 18, 2026

Catchwords

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - DOCUMENTS NONEXISTENT OR UNLOCATABLE - request for medical records - applicant submits that further documents exist and should have been located - whether agency has taken reasonable steps to locate relevant documents - whether access to further documents may be refused on the basis they are nonexistent - section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and sections 47(3)(e) and 52(1)(a) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - OUTSIDE OF SCOPE DOCUMENTS applicant requests access to documents that fall outside the scope of the applicant’s request

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