Z60 and Council of the City of Gold Coast [2020] QICmr 27 (19 May 2020)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - REFUSAL OF ACCESS - DOCUMENT NONEXISTENT OR UNLOCATABLE - documents relating to the applicant’s interactions with the agency - applicant contends additional documents exist - whether agency has taken all reasonable steps to locate documents - whether additional documents are nonexistent or unlocatable - section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and sections 47(3)(e) and 52 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - RIGHT TO INFORMATION - EXEMPT INFORMATION - LEGAL PROFESSIONAL PRIVILEGE - documents relating to the applicant’s interactions with the agency - whether documents subject to legal professional privilege - section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and 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 - EXEMPT INFORMATION - CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE - documents relating to complaints made to the agency about the applicant - whether disclosure would enable a confidential source of information to be ascertained - section 67(1) of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and sections 47(3)(a) and 48 and schedule 3 section 10(1)(b) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)