Y44 and T99 and Office of the Public Guardian [2019] QICmr 62 (20 December 2019)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - CONTRARY TO PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION - application for guardianship arrangement information of another person - personal information, privacy and Office of the Public Guardian’s ability to obtain confidential information - whether disclosure would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest - section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and 47(3)(b) and 49 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld).

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - applicant submits further documents exist - whether all reasonable steps have been taken to locate relevant information - whether access may be refused to information that is nonexistent or unlocatable - section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and 47(3)(e) and 52 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld).

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - IRRELEVANT INFORMATION - information that is not about the applicants - whether information is irrelevant - section 88 of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld).