Q47 and Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service [2022] QICmr 29 (9 June 2022)

Application Number

315986

Applicant

Q47

Respondent

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service

Decision Date

Thursday, Jun 09, 2022

Catchwords

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST - access to deceased partner’s medical records - transparency and accountability of hospital - prejudice to right to privacy - public interest harm through disclosure of personal information - whether disclosure would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest - whether access to information may be refused under section 47(3)(b) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

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