Z83 and Department of Education (Office of Industrial Relations) [2019] QICmr 55 (5 December 2019)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – RIGHT TO INFORMATION – REFUSAL OF ACCESS – EXEMPT INFORMATION – LEGAL PROFESSIONAL PRIVILEGE – information relating to an investigation by Workplace Health and Safety Queensland into an incident of asbestos demolition and disposal – whether information would be privileged from production in a legal proceeding on the ground of legal professional privilege – whether exempt information to which access may be refused – 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 – PREJUDICE A PERSON’S FAIR TRIAL OR THE IMPARTIAL ADJUDICATION OF A CASE – objection by third party to disclosure of information – third party challenging decision of Workplace Health and Safety Queensland in legal proceedings – whether disclosure could reasonably be expected to prejudice a person’s fair trial or the impartial adjudication of a case – whether exempt information to which access may be refused – sections 47(3)(a) and 48 and schedule 3, section 10(1)(e) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – RIGHT TO INFORMATION – REFUSAL OF ACCESS – EXEMPT INFORMATION –INFORMATION GIVEN UNDER COMPULSION UNDER AN ACT THAT ABROGATED PRIVILEGE AGAINST SELF-INCRIMINATION – whether exempt information to which access may be refused – sections 47(3)(a) and 48 and schedule 3, section 10(3) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – RIGHT TO INFORMATION – REFUSAL OF ACCESS – CONTRARY TO PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION – whether disclosure of information would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest – sections 47(3)(b) and 49 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)