O49 and Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety [2026] QICmr 119 (6 July 2026)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - IRRELEVANT INFORMATION - duplicate information - letter from Department stating duplicate information will be considered irrelevant - whether information is irrelevant to the terms of the access application - section 88 of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION - mobile telephone numbers and direct work telephone numbers of Departmental staff - non-routine personal work information of Departmental staff - whether disclosure would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest - section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and sections 47(3)(b) and 49 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - EXEMPT INFORMATION - DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION PROHIBITED BY PROVISION - information comprising the identity of a person who made a child protection notification, or information from which the identity of the notifier could be deduced - whether disclosure is prohibited by section 186A(1) of the Child Protection Act 1999 (Qld) - child protection function information - shared personal information - whether disclosure is prohibited by sections 186A or 187(2) of the Child Protection Act 1999 (Qld) - section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) - sections 47(3)(a) and 48 and schedule 3, section 12(1) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)