SH8Z9M & Ors and Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women [2018] QICmr 40 (27 September 2018)

Application Number
313783, 313784, 313785, 313787 & 313788
Applicant
SH8Z9M (Parent One), 3ET8YJ (Parent Two), 45ZJXT (Child A), 8EM2FO (Child B), A03ADP (Child C)
Respondent
Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women
Decision Date
Thursday, Sep 27, 2018
Catchwords

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL TO DEAL - applicants seeking access to personal information appearing in records of the Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women - whether applications are expressed to relate to all documents that contain information of a stated kind or subject matter - whether all documents to which the applications relate appear to comprise exempt information - whether agency may refuse to deal with applications - section 59 of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - EXEMPT INFORMATION - DISCLOSURE PROHIBITED BY ACT - whether exempt - sections 47(3)(a) and 48 and schedule 3, section 12 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld) - whether disclosure prohibited by section 187 of the Child Protection Act 1999 (Qld)

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