P90 and Brisbane City Council [2021] QICmr 23 (27 May 2021)

Application Number

315502

Applicant

P90

Respondent

Brisbane City Council

Decision Date

Thursday, May 27, 2021

Catchwords

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - IRRELEVANT INFORMATION - information about other staff members not involving the applicant - whether deleted 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 THE PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION - documents relating to applicant’s termination of employment - personal information and privacy - prejudice to management function of Council and ability to obtain confidential information - whether disclosure of information 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)

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