Refusal of waiver under section 157 of the Information Privacy Act 2009 - 11 March 2021

Application Number

2001

Applicant

Ipswich City Council

Decision Date

Thursday, Mar 11, 2021

Catchwords

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – WAIVER APPLICATION – COMPLIANCE WITH THE PRIVACY PRINCIPLES – BALANCE OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST – applicant applied for waiver of obligations to comply with the privacy principles – publication of historical personal information on publicly available database – expenses incurred by former and current Councillors, council employees and Directors of Council controlled entities – whether the public interest in Council’s compliance with the privacy principles is outweighed by the public interest in waiving or modifying the agency’s compliance with the privacy principles under section 157(4) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld).

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