Y13 and Queensland Health [2019] QICmr 52 (28 November 2019)

Application Number
314474 and 314561
Applicant
Y13
Respondent
Queensland Health
Decision Date
Thursday, Nov 28, 2019
Catchwords

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL TO DEAL WITH ACCESS APPLICATION - PREVIOUS APPLICATION FOR SAME DOCUMENTS - whether the applicant has previously applied to the same agency for the same documents - whether the later application, on its face, discloses any reasonable basis for again seeking access to the documents - section 62 of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - NONEXISTENT DOCUMENTS - documents detailing Google searches and downloads about the applicant - whether the information sought is nonexistent - sections 47(3)(e) and 52(1)(a) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - IRRELEVANT INFORMATION - document regarding secure transfer of information between agency business units - whether deleted information was irrelevant to the terms of the access application - section 88 of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO PUBLIC INTEREST - documents relating to the applicant and their interactions with the agency - personal information and privacy - 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)

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