OY76VY and Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland [2019] QICmr 1 (24 January 2019)

Application Number

313999

Applicant

OY76VY

Respondent

Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland

Decision Date

Thursday, Jan 24, 2019

Catchwords

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - EXEMPT INFORMATION - LEGAL PROFESSIONAL PRIVILEGE - expert engineer report obtained by professional body in course of investigation into member conduct and contemplated disciplinary action - dominant purpose of obtaining report from expert engineer - whether disciplinary proceedings constitute reasonably anticipated litigation - whether report attracts legal professional privilege - whether report is exempt under schedule 3, section 7 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld) - whether access may be refused under section 47(3)(a) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

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