S72 and Department of Justice and Attorney-General [2019] QICmr 49 (11 November 2019)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - SCOPE OF ACCESS APPLICATION - documents relating to dissemination of statements made by the applicant regarding concerns arising from an employment matter about another individual - whether documents are within scope of the access application - section 24 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - IRRELEVANT INFORMATION - documents regarding an employment matter about another individual - whether deleted information was irrelevant to the terms of the access application - section 73 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - EXEMPT INFORMATION - LEGAL PROFESSIONAL PRIVILEGE - communications between an agency and Crown Law regarding an employment matter about another individual - whether exempt - waiver - sections 47(3)(a) and 48 and schedule 3, section 7 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO PUBLIC INTEREST - documents relating to dissemination of statements made by the applicant regarding concerns arising from an employment matter about another individual - personal information and privacy - management of staff - whether disclosure would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest - sections 47(3)(b) and 49 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)