Following recent changes to departmental responsibilities, the functions of the former Department of Treaty, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Communities and the Arts are transitioning to new departments. Work is underway to update departments’ websites.

Disclosure log

The RTI Disclosure Log for the Department of Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Multiculturalism includes applications for the former Department of Treaty, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Communities and the Arts up until 31 October 2024 and includes applications for the former Department of Seniors, Disability Services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships up until 18 May 2023.

For applications related to Seniors and Disability Services post-18 May 2023, search the Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services RTI Disclosure Log.

For applications related to the former Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy before 18 May 2023, search the Department of Housing RTI Disclosure Log.

The Right to Information Act 2009 (the RTI Act) commenced on 1 July 2009. Disclosure logs are part of the Queensland government's proactive disclosure of information under the RTI Act and are published in accordance with the 'Ministerial Guidelines – Operation of Publication Schemes and Disclosure Logs' (DOC).

The Department of Seniors, Disability Services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships (the Department) disclosure log provides information that has been released in response to non-personal applications made under the RTI Act. The disclosure log contains a description of the information requested and a link to published documents.

The Department publishes documents on this disclosure log that have been accessed by an applicant that do not contain their personal information. Some or all of the documents within an application may be fully released, partially released or not released as part of the original or disclosure log decision making process. Under the RTI Act, information must be deleted from any document if the publication:

  • is prevented by law
  • would be defamatory
  • would unreasonably invade a person's privacy
  • is confidential communication by a person other than the agency
  • is protected under contract, or
  • would cause substantial harm to an entity.

The documents published in the disclosure log are available in PDF format. If you are unable to read PDF documents, please email rti@csyw.qld.gov.au or telephone (07) 3097 5605.

Disclosure log applications
Application ID Date Topic / information requested Status Applicant / Entity
APP2024-2850 12 June 2024

Entries from 2009, 2011 and 2012 Ministerial Diaries relating to meetings with representatives of Waratah Coal

Finalised – publication prevented by law

Eloise Laing (Applicant)

Crown Law (Entity)

APP2025-0314 15 August 2024

Documents held by the Department of Treaty, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Communities and the Arts – including all agencies under it – regarding Queensland Government grants to Australian subsidiaries of Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (grant documents) from 16 March 2012 to 15 August 2024.

I seek access to:
1. Grant documents pertaining to the below companies:
Ash Assets Pty Ltd
Ash Sounds Pty Ltd
Brunswick Street Venue Pty Ltd
Cult Artists Pty Ltd
DNA Experiences Live Pty Ltd
Face to Face Touring Pty Ltd
Festival Hall Venue Management Pty Ltd
Four Fish Swimming Pty Ltd
Harvest Rock Pty Ltd
Hindley Street Music Hall Pty Ltd
Jubilee Street Management Pty Ltd
Kicks Entertainment Investments Pty Ltd Kicks Entertainment Events Pty Ltd Kicks, Entertainment Projects Pty Ltd
Kicks Entertainment Productions Pty Ltd
Live Nation Australasia Pty Ltd
Live Nation Australia Festivals Pty Ltd
Live Nation Australia Venues Pty Ltd
Live Nation Holdings Australasia Pty Ltd
Live Nation Holdings Australasia 2 Pty Ltd
LN F2F Holdings Pty Ltd
LN Oldco Pty Ltd
Look up and Live Pty Ltd
Mellen Touring Pty Ltd
Moshtix Pty Ltd
Secret Sounds Group Pty Ltd
Secret Sounds Group Services Pty Ltd
Secret Sounds Pty Ltd
Secret Sounds Sponsorship Pty Ltd
Show Tickets Australia Pty Ltd
Southern Ocean Venues Pty Ltd
Splendour in the Grass Pty Ltd
T Shirt Printers Pty Limited
The Triffid Pty Ltd
Thirroul Theatre Management Pty Ltd
Ticketmaster Australasia Pty Ltd
TSP Merchandising Pty Ltd
Village Sounds Agency Pty Ltd

Application withdrawn

Lara Sonnenschein (Applicant)

Four Corners, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Entity)

APP2025-0123 19 July 2024

i. All records held in respect of the Harold Blair Aborigine Foundation and/or the Harold Blair
Aboriginal Children’s Holiday Project, including but not limited to:
1. founding documents;
2. constitution(s);
3. mission statements;
4. by-law;
5. memoranda and articles of association;
6. trust deeds
7. mission statements;
8. documents evidencing organisational structure;
9. compliance and regulatory documents for the period 1965 to 1975;
10. business reports for the period 1965 to 1975;
11. meeting minutes and memoranda for the period 1965 to 1975;

ii. A list of all staff (paid or volunteer, including those people engaged as host parents)
employed by the Harold Blair Aborigine Foundation and/or the Harold Blair Aboriginal
Children’s Holiday Project for the period 1970 to 1973;

iii. All policies, procedures, and guidelines in force between 1970 and 1973, issued by or
pertaining to the Harold Blair Aborigine Foundation and/or the Harold Blair Aboriginal
Children’s Holiday Project concerning the suitability and engagement of host families for child
participants; and

iv. All policies, procedures, and guidelines in force between 1970 and 1973, issued by or
pertaining to the Harold Blair Aborigine Foundation and/or the Harold Blair Aboriginal
Children’s Holiday Project concerning the protection of children from sexual abuse.

Application withdrawn

Ms Liz Kefford (Applicant)

Kefford Ferguson Law Firm (Entity)

APP2024-2850 12 June 2024

Entries from 2009, 2011 and 2012 Ministerial Diaries relating to meetings with representatives of Waratah Coal

Finalised – publication pending relevant 78B(2) deletions

Eloise Laing (Applicant)

Crown Law (Entity)

APP2024-2378 2 May 2024

Documents relating to specified persons.

Finalised – publication would unreasonably invade an individual's privacy
APP2024-2101 22 February 2024

Full staff list for the Minister’s office as at the date of application including name (first and surname), position title and pay scale (excluding pay point within the scale)

Access refused - no documents

Matt Tapsall (Applicant)

Office of the Leader of the Opposition (Entity)

APP2024-1691 6 December 2023

Documents relating to overseas travel

Date range: 1 January 2023 to 6 December 2023

Finalised – publication pending relevant 78B(2) deletions

Josh Bavas (Applicant)

Nine News (Entity)

APP2024-1048 25 September 2023

Specific documents relating to Aboriginal children and sexual assault

Date range: 1 February 2023 to 25 September 2023

Application finalised Documents for release
APP2024-1048 (PDF, 2.8 MB)

Alison Sandy (Applicant)

Seven Network Ltd (Entity)

APP2024-0656 23 August 2023

Documents relating to electricity supply to remote areas

Application finalised

Due to size constraints, a copy of the documents for this application cannot be published on the disclosure log. You can obtain a copy of the released documents by emailing a request with the application reference number APP2024-0656, to rti@cyjma.qld.gov.au.

Sally Wilson (Applicant)

Australian National University (Entity)

APP2023-3549 26 April 2023

Documents relating to the applicant and a specified campsite.

Access refused - no documents
APP2023-2921 6 March 2023

Documents in relation to the Black Community School, Townsville.

Application finalised Documents for release
APP2023-2921 (PDF, 15.5 MB)
APP2023-2498 3 February 2023

Specified documents relating to the Certificate IV in Indigenous Cultural Capability.

Application finalised Documents for release
APP2023-2498 (PDF, 9.3 MB)

Wesley Aird (Applicant)

Centre for Indigenous Policy Pty Ltd (Entity)

APP2023-0330 5 August 2022

Documents relating to a specified person.

Finalised – publication would unreasonably invade an individual's privacy
APP2023-0162 14 July 2022

The following documents for the period 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2011:

  1. Reports from hard copy files on the activity of the Community and Specialist Services Development Branch for the Executive Management Team, with respect to support for clients with complex communication needs (CCN), Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), and Facilitated Communication (FC);
  2. Preventing and Responding to the Abuse, Assault and Neglect of People with a Disability Policy as current in 2010; and
  3. 2009 report on data collection regarding the number of current FC users.

Excluding drafts and documents considered in previous applications.

Finalised – publication pending relevant 78B(2) deletions

Name withheld - publication of applicant’s name would invade their privacy (Applicant)

APP2022-4111 26 June 2022

Documents relating to a specified workplace incident.

Finalised – documents contain personal information of the applicant
APP2022-4110 26 June 2022

Documents relating to a specified workplace incident.

Finalised – documents contain personal information of the applicant
APP2022-4103 23 June 2022

1. Relating to the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 (Qld) and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Heritage Act 2003 (Qld), the number of requests made to:

a) investigate potential threats to cultural heritage;

b) investigate claimed impacts to cultural heritage; and

c) take enforcement action with respect to claimed impacts to cultural heritage.

(not including any subsequent requests with respect to the same incident).

2. The number of investigations the relevant Departments have undertaken or referred with respect to claimed or potential impacts to cultural heritage, including year of investigation and whether enforcement action was taken with respect to the investigation.

Application finalised Documents for release
APP2022-4103 (PDF, 4.8 MB)

Mollie O'Connor (Applicant)

Environmental Defenders Office Ltd (Entity)

APP2022-3920 31 May 2022

Briefing notes relating to the Department’s change in complex communication policy, including facilitated communication, from 1 January 2012 including:

  • drafts with comments; and
  • email discussion of drafts.
Application finalised

Due to size constraints, a copy of the documents for this application cannot be published on the disclosure log. You can obtain a copy of the released documents by emailing a request with the application reference number APP2022-3920, to rti@cyjma.qld.gov.au.

Name withheld - publication of applicant’s name would invade their privacy (Applicant)

APP2022-2913 5 April 2022

Email correspondence, investigations/audits and financial remuneration relating to specified people between 1 September 2013 and 31 September 2020

Access refused - neither confirm nor deny the existence of documents
APP2022-1840 21 January 2021

Documents in relation to a specified person.

Finalised – documents contain personal information of the applicant

Name withheld - publication of applicant’s name would invade their privacy (Applicant)

Jesse Phegan; Evolve Legal (Entity)

APP2022-1367 17 October 2021

Specified documents in relation to facilitated communication.

Finalised – publication would unreasonably invade an individual's privacy
APP2022-0958 14 September 2021

For the period 1 July 2020 to 14 September 2021, documents, specifically ministerial/executive briefing notes, correspondence including emails, reports, relating to new staff members who were appointed between 1 July 2020 to 14 September 2021 to work in or for one or more of the following:

  • the Premier's Office;
  • as media/communications officers in the Department; or
  • Digital.

A list of current staff members employed by the Department who currently work for either:

  • The Premier's office;
  • As a media/communications officer in the Department; or
  • Digital.
Application finalised Documents for release
APP2022-0958 (PDF, 13.4 MB)

Alison Sandy (Applicant)

Seven Network Limited (Entity)

APP2021-4167 3 September 2021

Documents in relation to a specified person as a child.

Finalised – publication would unreasonably invade an individual's privacy

Name withheld - publication of applicant’s name would invade their privacy (Applicant)

APP2022-0697 24 August 2021

The following files in relation to the Kombumerri Aboriginal Corporation:

  1. 9651
  2. DAT-4975.
Finalised – publication would unreasonably invade an individual's privacy
APP2022-0684 23 August 2021

In relation to a specified application to Guide Hearing Assistance Dog to become an approved training institution:

  1. Assessment report completed by Empower Assistance Dogs Inc
  2. Assessment report completed by Smart Pups Assistance Dogs.
Finalised – publication would unreasonably invade an individual's privacy

Name withheld - publication of applicant’s name would invade their privacy (Applicant)

APP2022-0193 16 July 2021

Documents in relation to exemptions considered under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Protections Acts regarding specified persons.

Finalised – publication would unreasonably invade an individual's privacy

Name withheld - publication of applicant’s name would invade their privacy (Applicant)

APP2021-4117 21 June 2021

Documents in relation to exemptions considered under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Protections Acts regarding specified people.

Finalised – publication would unreasonably invade an individual's privacy

Name withheld - publication of applicant’s name would invade their privacy (Applicant)

APP2021-3848 31 May 2021

Specified documents in relation to facilitated communication.

Finalised – publication would unreasonably invade an individual's privacy

Name withheld - publication of applicant’s name would invade their privacy (Applicant)

APP2021-3690 21 May 2021

Documents relating to a complaint investigation and outcome.

Access refused

Name withheld - publication of applicant’s name would invade their privacy (Applicant)

APP2021-3714 20 May 2021

Cultural Heritage Management Plan and Cultural Historical Survey for 144-280 Grampian Drive, Deebing Heights, Queensland between Fraser Property Australia and Yuggera Ugarapul People.

Access refused

Sophie Perissinotto (Applicant)

South Brisbane Electorate Office (Entity)

APP2021-2995 26 March 2021

A copy of the Cultural Heritage Management Plan for the Bruce Highway Cooroy to Curra Project, Section D: Woondum to Curra dated between December 2018 and March 2019.

Access refused

Name withheld - publication of applicant’s name would invade their privacy (Applicant)

APP2021-2540 17 February 2021

In relation to a specified property:

1. For the period 1 January 2018 to 8 February 2021:

  • Health and Hazard Report forms in relation to the exterior and surrounds;
  • De-identified Workplace Injury, Illness and Incident report forms in relation to injuries sustained onsite;
  • Building Assets Service requests and outcomes; and
  • De-identified SWIM assessments in relation to injuries/near injuries sustained onsite.

2. For the period 1 January 2019 to 8 February 2021:

  • Emails and communications in relation to the condition of the exterior and surrounds; and
  • Emails and communications in relation to requests for temporary fencing.

3. For the period 1 July 2018 to 8 February 2021:

  • Maintenance records and reports in relation to the condition of the exterior and surrounds.
Application finalised

Due to size constraints, a copy of the documents for this application cannot be published on the disclosure log. You can obtain a copy of the released documents by emailing a request with the application reference number APP2021-2540, to rti@cyjma.qld.gov.au.

APP2021-2221 11 February 2021
  1. Departmental policies in relation to the rostering of Residential Care Officers;
  2. List of Residential Care Officers employed on or since 1 October 2018 including current status (permanent/rostered); and
  3. the applicant's employee file.
Application finalised

Due to size constraints, a copy of the documents for this application cannot be published on the disclosure log. You can obtain a copy of the released documents by emailing a request with the application reference number APP2021-2221, to rti@cyjma.qld.gov.au.

Name withheld - publication of applicant’s name would invade their privacy (Applicant)

APP2021-2356 21 January 2021

Emails, including attachments, to or from a named person which include the terms 'facilitated communication' or 'FC' between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2011.

Excluding journal articles and/or literature not created for, or by, the Department.

Finalised – publication would unreasonably invade an individual's privacy

Name withheld - publication of applicant’s name would invade their privacy (Applicant)

APP2021-0882 28 September 2020

Documents relating to complaints made by, or about, a specified person.

Access refused

Name withheld - publication of applicant’s name would invade their privacy (Applicant)

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