Our reference: 230266 / 6603449
20 February 2023
Captain Jeff Sparrow
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: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Captain Sparrow
I refer to your application under the
Right to Information Act 2009 (IP Act) which was received
by the Department of Justice and At orney-General (DJAG) on 27 December 2022 in which
you are seeking to access:
Document pertaining to "Businesses which have received a fine by OLGR relating to COVID
check in QLD app" and "OLGR staff assigned to enforce business compliance with COVID
check-ins".
I also refer to
DJAG’s letter of 9 January 2023 requesting you send to this of ice within 15
business days:
• the correct application fee; and
• completed Right to Information and Information Privacy Access form.
Authority
In accordance with section 50(2) of the IP Act, I am an of icer authorised to make decisions
under this Act.
Decision
As DJAG has not received the requested items, I have today decided your application for
access to information does not comply with the relevant application requirements of the IP Act,
therefore this application file is now closed.
In reaching this decision I have had regard to the
Human Rights Act 2019 (HR Act), particularly
an individual’s right to seek, receive and impart information. I consider that I have respected
and acted compatibly with that right and others prescribed in the HR Act as required by section
58(1) of the HR Act.
This letter constitutes written notice of my decision, in accordance with section 53(6) of the
IP Act which states:
53 Noncompliance with application requirement
(6) If, after giving the opportunity mentioned in subsection (3) and any
consultation, an agency or Minister decides the application does not
comply with all relevant application requirements, the agency or
Minister must, within 10 business days after making the decision, give
the applicant prescribed written notice of the decision.
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Review Rights
You are entitled to seek a review under the IP Act if you disagree with this decision. If you wish
to seek an internal review by DJAG, please advise this office in writing within 20 business days
after the date of this letter.
However, should you wish to bypass the internal review option you are able to seek an external
review by the Information Commissioner. Your application for an external review must be
lodged with the Information Commissioner in writing within 20 business days from the date of
this let er. Applications for an external review should be addressed to:
Of ice of the Information Commissioner
PO Box 10143
Adelaide Street
BRISBANE QLD 4000
Phone: (07) 3234 7373
Email:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xxx.xx
For further enquiries please contact this office on telephone number (07) 3738 9893 quoting
reference number
230266.
Yours sincerely
Belinda Zieth
Principal Executive Officer
Right to Information and Privacy