Q80 and Department of Justice [2025] QICmr 71 (16 October 2025)

Application Number

318264

Applicant

Q80

Respondent

Department of Justice

Decision Date

Thursday, Oct 16, 2025

Catchwords

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - DOCUMENTS NONEXISTENT OR UNLOCATABLE - applicant submits further documents and metadata should exist - whether agency has taken all reasonable steps to locate relevant documents - whether further documents are nonexistent - section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and sections 47(3)(e) and 52(1)(a) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - OTHER ACCESS AVAILABLE - forms submitted to the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages - whether access is available under another Act - section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and sections 47(3)(f) and 53(a) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

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