An investigation of misconduct conducted by the Commissioner of Police pursuant to a referral by the Crime and Misconduct Commission is an investigation 'under' the Crime and Misconduct Act 2001 for the purposes of the privacy exemption in cl 3 of sch 1 of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld). The word 'under' does not connote exclusivity of source of statutory responsibility, so the fact that the Commissioner exercises powers under the Police Service Administration Act or Police Powers and Responsibilities Act does not take the investigation outside the exemption. Personal information arising from such investigations is therefore not subject to the information privacy principles.
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