Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies to—
(a) a review, under the QCAT Act, of a relevant decision; or
(b) a review, under the Judicial Review Act 1991, of a relevant decision; or
(c) an appeal, under the QCAT Act, in relation to a relevant decision.
(2) The court or tribunal deciding the appeal or reviewing the decision—
(a) must ensure that it does not, in the reasons for its decision or otherwise, disclose the content of any criminal intelligence on which the decision is based; and
(b) in order to prevent the disclosure of the criminal intelligence must receive evidence and hear argument in the absence of the public, the appellant or applicant for review and the appellant's or applicant's lawyer or representative.
(3) In this section—
criminal intelligence means criminal intelligence or other information of the kind mentioned in section 10B(1)(ca) or 10C(1) that could, if disclosed, reasonably be expected—
(a) to prejudice the investigation of a contravention or possible contravention of this Act; or
(b) to enable the existence or identity of a confidential source of information, in relation to the enforcement or administration of this Act, to be ascertained; or
(c) to endanger a person's life or physical safety; or
(d) to prejudice the effectiveness of a lawful method or procedure for preventing, detecting, investigating or dealing with a contravention or possible contravention of this Act; or
(e) to prejudice the maintenance or enforcement of a lawful method or procedure for protecting public safety.
relevant decision means any of the following decisions—
(a) a decision refusing an application for a licence or to renew a licence;
(b) a decision suspending or revoking a licence.