FJM v Director-General, Department of Justice and Attorney-General [2023] QCAT 36

Date: 25 January 2023
Tribunal: Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal
Tribunal Member: Member Richard Oliver
Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld) Sections: s 13
Rights Considered: N/A
Other Legislation: Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009 (Qld), ss 20, 28, 66; Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000 (Qld) ss 221, 226, 360
Keywords: Blue Card

This case concerned an application for review of the respondent’s decision to issue a negative blue card notice to the applicant. The applicant had been convicted for wilful and obscene exposure in 1979, 1992 and 2015. The Tribunal upheld the negative blue card notice. The applicant made reference to and relied on his rights under the Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld), but the Tribunal considered any infringement on those rights was justified due to the paramount consideration of the rights and interests of children.

Visit the judgment: FJM v Director-General, Department of Justice and Attorney-General [2023] QCAT 36