Q52 and Legal Services Commission [2020] QICmr 22 (17 April 2020)

Application Number
314662
Applicant
Q52
Respondent
Legal Services Commission
Decision Date
Friday, Apr 17, 2020
Catchwords
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION - complaint documents about a solicitor to the Queensland Legal Services Commission - applicant is neither the solicitor, the subject of complaint nor the complainant - personal information and privacy - accountability and transparency - administration of justice - revealing incorrect information - inquiry into possible deficiencies - fair treatment - prejudice business affairs - prejudice free flow of information to regulatory agencies - whether disclosure would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest - whether access to information may be refused under sections 47(3)(b) and 49 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - NONEXISTENT DOCUMENTS - purported attachments to a complaint letter - how agency is to be satisfied purported attachments do not exist - whether access may be refused under sections 47(3)(e) and 52(1) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

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