R28 and Queensland Police Service [2026] QICmr 37 (10 March 2026)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - IRRELEVANT INFORMATION - whether information may be deleted on the basis that it is irrelevant to the terms of the application - section 88 of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - EXEMPT INFORMATION - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY INFORMATION - whether disclosing information could reasonably be expected to prejudice the effectiveness of a lawful method or procedure for preventing, detecting, investigating or dealing with a contravention or possible contravention of the law -schedule 3, section 10(1)(f) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION - whether disclosure would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest - section 49 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

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

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - OUTSIDE OF SCOPE DOCUMENTS applicant requests access to documents that fall outside the scope of the applicant’s request