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    Disclosure log - 2023

    Our disclosure log contains information about applications made under the Right to Information Act (RTI Act) to the department and the Office of the Premier.

    Some documents may have details removed, or pages that are blank, because the information is either irrelevant or exempt under the RTI Act.*

    There may be documents that are currently only available in .pdf format. Should you be unable to read this format please contact 07 3003 9231 or email rti@premiers.qld.gov.au (include information for contact by phone, email or in writing). We will endeavour to meet all reasonable requests for an alternate hardcopy format of the document, free of charge.

    RTI reference Date application made Topic / information requested Status Applicant / entity
    RTID633 11 December 2023

    Documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, specifically, ministerial briefing notes and attachments, and hot issues briefs.

    Time period / date range for request: 4 December 2023 to 11 December 2023

    Currently being processed.  
    RTID632 31 October 2023

    Documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, specifically Contentious Issues Briefs or Briefing Notes, and attachments.

    Time period / date range for request: 1 October 2023 to 7 November 2023

    Application finalised—no documents.  
    RTID631 31 October 2023

    Documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, specifically reports, ministerial briefing notes and attachments, and correspondence, relating to Operation Sesbania.

    Time period / date range for request: 1 October 2023 to 31 October 2023

    Application finalised—no documents.  
    RTID630 31 October 2023

    Documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, specifically, final copies of ministerial briefing notes sent to the Premier for approval.

    Time period / date range for request: 1 July 2023 to 22 September 2023

    Application finalised.  
    RTID629 17 October 2023

    Documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet (specifically options papers, reports, departmental briefings and ministerial briefings) related to the research and options worked up as part of investigations into the complaint "clearing house" proposal recommended by Professor Coaldrake's review of government culture and accountability.

    Time period / date range for request: 28 June 2022 to 31 August 2023

    Currently being processed.  
    RTID628 6 October 2023

    Documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, specifically, a copy of the monthly establishment report for Ministerial offices (or whatever existing staffing structure report may already be in existence), closest to each of the following dates:

    • 1 June 2023
    • 31 December 2022
    • 1 June 2022

    Application finalised.  
    RTIP302 20 December 2023

    Documents held by the Premier, specifically, briefing papers and correspondence prepared by the Public Sector Commission for incoming premier Steven Miles.

    Time period / date range for request: 15 December 2023 to 20 December 2023

    Application finalised.  
    RTIP301 7 December 2023

    Documents held by the Premier and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games relating to any proposed, planned, or cancelled trip to Chinchilla, Queensland (or to the Chinchilla Police Station) by the Premier on 28 September 2023.

    Time period / date range for request: 1 August 2023 to 10 October 2023

    Application withdrawn.  
    RTIP300 5 December 2023

    Correspondence held by the Premier and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, between the Office of the Premier, Office of the Treasurer, and Office of the Housing Minister (including Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, Treasurer Cameron Dick, and Housing Minister Meaghan Scanlon) relating to "first home buyers" and/or "First Home Owner Grant".

    Time period / date range for request: 1 August 2023 to 30 November 2023

    Application ceased.  
    RTIP299 24 October 2023

    Correspondence held by the Premier and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, between Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and, individually, ministers Steven Miles, Leeanne Enoch, Cameron Dick and/or Craig Crawford, regarding the Queensland Path to Treaty.

    Time period / date range for request: 18 October 2023 to 20 October 2023

    Application finalised. Brisbane Times
    RTID624 16 October 2023

    Documents (reports, ministerial briefing notes and attachments, and emails) held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Director-General on the following topics:

    1. Audit
    2. Investigations

    Time period / date range for request: 1 July 2023 to 22 September 2023

    Currently being processed.  
    RTIP298 6 October 2023

    Documents held by the Premier and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, specifically, diary entries for the Assistant Minister to the Premier for Veterans' Affairs and the Public Sector (formerly the Assistant Minister to the Premier for Veterans' Affairs and COVID Economic Recovery).

    Time period / date range for request: 1 September 2022 to 31 August 2023

    Application finalised. News Corp Australia
    RTID626 25 September 2023

    Documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, specifically, all communications between the department and the Police Minister’s office regarding a police investigation mentioned in Estimates.

    Time period / date range for request: 1 August 2023 to 15 September 2023

    Application finalised—no documents.  
    RTID625 22 September 2023

    Documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Office of the Director General, specifically, a report / spreadsheet / list of ministerial briefing notes that have been sent to the Premier.

    Time period / date range for request: 1 July 2023 to 22 September 2023

    Application finalised—no documents.  
    RTID623 21 September 2023

    Documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, specifically, correspondence between the Office of the Director General and the Queensland Police Service, or the office of the Police Minister, regarding correspondence between the Member for Coomera and the Queensland Police Service about matters raised during one of his lines of questioning at the August 1 estimates hearing.

    Time period / date range for request: 1 August 2023 to 15 September 2023

    Application finalised—no documents.  
    RTID622 7 September 2023

    Documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet relating to Premier’s office staff who have resigned or discontinued their jobs.

    Time period / date range for request: 1 July 2022 to 7 September 2023

    Application finalised. Seven Network
    RTID621 24 August 2023

    Documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, being a copy of the monthly establishment report for Ministerial offices, closest prior to the date of application, 24 August 2023.

    Time period / date range for request: 24 July 2023 to 24 August 2023

    Application finalised.  
    RTIP297 7 September 2023

    Documents held by the Premier and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games relating to ministerial staff who have resigned or discontinued their jobs.

    Time period / date range for request: 1 July 2022 to 7 September 2023

    Application finalised. Seven Network
    RTID620 18 August 2023

    Documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, specifically all briefing notes prepared for the Director-General and/or Office of the Premier regarding the need for, and implementation of, a Policy Insights Analytical Capability.

    Time period / date range for request: 1 January 2023 to 18 August 2023.

    Application finalised—no documents.  
    RTID619 17 August 2023

    Documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet (including ministerial briefing notes and attachments, reports, correspondence, audits, and reviews) relating to the Downer contract in Maryborough to manufacture 65 new passenger trains.

    Time period / date range for request: 10 May 2023 to 30 June 2023 and 3 July 2023 to 14 July 2023.

    Application finalised. Seven Network
    RTIP296 17 August 2023

    Documents held by the Premier and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (including ministerial briefing notes and attachments, reports, correspondence, audits, and reviews) relating to the Downer contract in Maryborough to manufacture 65 new passenger trains.

    Time period / date range for request: 10 May 2023 to 30 June 2023 and 3 July 2023 to 14 July 2023

    Application finalised—no documents.  
    RTID618 15 August 2023

    Documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, being the contract awarded by the department to Ipsos Public Affairs Pty Ltd on 9 May 2023 as well as the scope of contract, terms of reference and research/reports produced as a result of this contract.

    Time period / date range for request: 1 May 2023 to 31 July 2023.

    Application finalised. The Australian
    RTID617 8 August 2023

    Correspondence held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet regarding the Downer train contract, the announcement of the contract on 30 June 2023 (including drafting of the media release), and subsequent issues with the cost figure used.

    Time period / date range for request: 1 May 2023 to 8 August 2023.

    Application finalised. Leader of the Opposition
    RTIP295 8 August 2023

    Correspondence held by the Premier and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games regarding the Downer train contract, the announcement of the contract on 30 June 2023 (including drafting of the media release), and subsequent issues with the cost figure used.

    Time period / date range for request: 1 May 2023 to 8 August 2023.

    Application finalised. Leader of the Opposition
    RTID616 7 August 2023

    Documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet (all reports, memos, briefs, presentations) that Ipsos provided to the government under the contract for $392,638, as per the department’s Contract Disclosure Report 2022-23.

    Time period / date range for request: 1 July 2022 to 7 August 2023

    Application finalised.  
    RTID615 1 August 2023

    Documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, specifically reports, ministerial briefing notes and attachments, and correspondence (including emails and text messages), relating to staff suspended with pay.

    Time period / date range for request: 1 June 2023 to 1 August 2023.

    Application finalised—no documents.  
    RTID614 1 August 2023

    Documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, specifically reports, ministerial briefing notes and attachments, and correspondence (including emails and text messages), relating to one or more of the following:

    1. A named officer.
    2. Whistleblowers.

    Time period / date range for request: 1 June 2023 to 1 August 2023.

    Application finalised. Seven Network
    RTID613 24 July 2023

    Documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, being:

    • Gold Coast Light Rail (Stage 1) Final Business Case
    • Gold Coast Light Rail (Stage 2) Final Business Case
    • Gold Coast Light Rail (Stage 3A) Detailed Business Case
    • Post Implementation Review - Gold Coast Rapid Transit - Stage 1
    • Post Implementation Review - Gold Coast Light Rail - Stage 2.

    Time period / date range for request: 1 January 2017 to 24 July 2023.

    Application finalised—no documents.  
    RTID612 20 July 2023

    All draft and final reports, memos, emails, correspondence and ministerial briefs relating to the GST between the Queensland Premier, Queensland Treasurer or their respective offices, and Federal Treasurer Dr Jim Chalmers and his office, held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.

    Time period / date range for request: 1 January 2023 to 1 July 2023.

    Application finalised—no documents.  
    RTID611 20 July 2023

    Documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, specifically the final KPMG report on the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, issued to the Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport in May 2021.

    Time period / date range for request: 1 April 2021 to June 2021.

    Application finalised.  
    RTIP294 18 July 2023

    All emails or correspondence held by the Premier and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games relating to the drafting / content of the press release dated 30 June 2023 titled “Maryborough’s Downer locked in as Queensland’s rail manufacturing powerhouse”.

    Time period / date range for request: 1 June 2023 to 1 July 2023.

    Application finalised. Mr Michael Hart MP
    RTID610 14 July 2023

    Summary documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet detailing periods of annual and other (specified) leave taken by the Premier and Cabinet ministers, by date and year.

    Time period / date range for request: 14 February 2015 to 14 July 2023.

    Application finalised—no documents.  
    RTIP293 7 July 2023

    Documents held by the Premier and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, specifically the work records of a named officer.

    Time period / date range for request: 24 August 2017.

    Application finalised. Member of the public
    RTIP292 7 July 2023

    Documents held by the Premier and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games as follows:

    Any text message correspondence between the Premier/Minister and named executives of entertainment companies ASM Global/AEG Ogden (predecessor company name) and Live Nation.

    Time period / date range for request: 1 January 2021 to 1 July 2023.

    Application finalised. The Australian Financial Review
    RTIP291 28 June 2023

    Documents held by the Premier and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, specifically all correspondence between the Premier and Queensland Health Director-General Shaun Drummond regarding his decision to leave the role.

    Time period / date range for request: 1 April 2023 to 28 June 2023

    Application finalised—no documents.  
    RTID609 4 July 2023

    Documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, specifically Queensland Health Director-General Shaun Drummond’s resignation letter, excluding the signature.

    Time period / date range for request: 1 June 2023 to 4 July 2023.

    Application finalised. ABC News
    RTID608 28 June 2023

    Documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, being all briefing notes prepared for the Director-General and/or Office of the Premier regarding the need for, and implementation of, a Policy Insights Capability in the department.

    Time period / date range for request: 1 April 2023 to 28 June 2023

    Application finalised—no documents.  
    RTID604 20 June 2023

    Specific documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, regarding one or more of the following in relation to Government House:

    1. Renovations/demolition/upgrades/new build works
    2. Purchase or receipt of new artwork/furniture/luxury items
    3. Costs
    4. Capital works budget blowouts.

    Time period / date range for request: 1 January 2022 to 14 June 2023

    Application finalised—no documents.  
    RTID603 14 June 2023

    Documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet relating to official misconduct involving ministerial staff.

    Time period / date range for request: 1 January 2022 to 14 June 2023

    Application finalised.  
    RTID602 7 June 2023

    Documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, specifically the fact sheets, roadmaps and information sheets on Covid-19 restrictions in Queensland.

    Time period / date range for request: 5 August 2021 and 15 October 2021.

    Application withdrawn.  
    RTID601 24 May 2023

    Documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, specifically ministerial briefing notes and attachments, reports, correspondence including emails, audits, relating to the documentary about youth crime called “Policing Youth Offenders”.

    Time period / date range for request: 1 February 2023 to 24 May 2023.

    Application finalised. Seven Network
    RTIP290 16 May 2023

    All documents held by the Premier and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, excluding media reports, sent or received by specified staff in the Premier's Office with the phrase "Gabba", "Stadium" or "2.7".

    Time period / date range for request: 15 to 17 February 2023.

    Application withdrawn.  
    RTID600 15 May 2023

    Documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, being a copy of right to information application RTIP282 (24 February 2023) as recorded on the department’s disclosure log.

    Application finalised.  
    RTIP289 8 May 2023

    Routine briefing notes held by the Premier and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games that include, but are not limited to, the latest weekly and/or monthly summary data on the performance of the Premier's accounts on each and all social media channels since 1 January 2022. This should include details such as the number of follows, number of likes, most engaging posts etc.

    Time period / date range for request: 1 January 2022 to 8 May 2023.

    Application finalised—no documents.  
    RTID599 26 April 2023

    All correspondence, ministerial briefing notes and emails both received and generated by the Olympic planning team in the Department of Premier and Cabinet, regarding Ballymore Stadium’s status as a venue for Olympic hockey.

    Time period / date range for request: 24 October 2022 to 26 April 2023.

    Application finalised.  
    RTID596 16 March 2023

    Copy of the Deloitte report on the Olympic organisation structure as mentioned by the Premier and Deputy Premier in Parliament on 14 March 2023, held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.

    Copy of instructions provided to Deloitte on scope, terms, etc. of the report.

    Application finalised. Leader of the Opposition
    RTIP288 26 April 2023

    All text messages, emails and official correspondence held by the Premier and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, between Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and senior Cricket Australia officials regarding the redevelopment of the Gabba. “Senior Cricket Australia officials” should be taken to mean members of the board and the senior executive team.

    Time period / date range for request: 25 February 2021 to 20 April 2021.

    Application finalised—no documents.  
    RTIP287 26 April 2023

    All text messages, emails and official correspondence held by the Premier and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, between Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and senior Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) officials regarding the redevelopment of the Gabba. “Senior AOC officials” should be taken to mean members of the board and the senior executive team.

    Time period / date range for request: 25 February 2021 to 20 April 2021.

    Application finalised—no documents.  
    RTIP286 26 April 2023

    All text messages, emails and official correspondence held by the Premier and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, between Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Australian Football League (AFL) officials regarding the redevelopment of the Gabba. “Senior AFL officials” should be taken to mean members of the board and the senior executive team.

    Time period / date range for request: 25 February 2021 to 20 April 2021.

    Application finalised—no documents.  
    RTIP284 22 March 2023

    All documents held by the Premier and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, including emails, briefing notes, letters, sms messages, whatsapp, text messages, or any other form of electronic communication sent or received by staff in the Premier's Office with the phrase "rent caps", "rent cap", "rental caps" or "rental cap".

    Time period / date range for the request: 15 March 2023 to 22 March 2023.

    Application finalised. Channel 9
    RTIP283 22 March 2023

    Documents held by the Premier and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games as follows:

    • Any electronic communication sent or received by the media team (including employees no longer working in the team) - including whatsapp messages, emails, text messages, imessages OR any briefing notes, letters, memos regarding youth crime, new youth crime laws or the death of Emma Lovell.
    • Any documents or electronic communication sent or received by staff relating to social media approvals/posts to the Premier's social media pages.

    Time period / date range for the request: 26 December 2022 to 30 December 2022.

    Application withdrawn.  
    RTID598 4 April 2023

    Emails and briefs between staff in the Department of Premier and Cabinet (limited to staff in the Office of the Director-General, Social Policy, and Law and Justice Policy) and staff in the Police Minister’s office or Queensland Police Service staff, regarding youth justice and the death of Emma Lovell, held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.

    Time period / date range for request: 26 December 2022 to 29 December 2022.

    Application finalised—no documents.  
    RTID595 24 February 2023

    Documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet as follows:

    • Any costings documents relating to the 2032 Olympics Infrastructure program, including the plan to rebuild/renovate the Gabba and the plan for the Brisbane Arena.
    • Any correspondence between Premier's office and the Prime Minister's office, and their departments, about the infrastructure costings.

    Time period / date range for the request: 1 April 2021 to 24 February 2023.

    Application finalised.  
    RTIP285 3 April 2023

    The business plan for the Gabba redevelopment that was provided to the International Olympic Committee in 2021 as part of Brisbane's candidature for the 2032 Olympics, held by the Premier and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

    Time period / date range for request: 2021.

    Application finalised—no documents.  
    RTIP282 24 February 2023

    Correspondence, complaints, internal memos, ministerial briefing notes held by the Premier and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games relating to complaints from staff in the media relations team - including the digital/social media team - about workplace culture, bullying, workplace health and safety and harassment.

    Time period / date range for the request: 1 November 2019 to 24 February 2023.

    Application finalised.  
    RTIP281 15 February 2023

    All correspondence to and from the Premier's office (inc the Premier) regarding payroll tax and GPs, the campaign against the change, or the subsequent decision to delay the change, held by the Premier and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

    Time period / date range for the request: 1 November 2022 to 10 February 2023.

    Application finalised. Leader of the Opposition
    RTIP280 15 February 2023

    All correspondence to and from the Premier's office (inc the Premier) regarding land tax changes incorporating land holdings in other states in land tax calculations, or the campaign against the change, or the subsequent decision to not make this change, held by the Premier and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

    Time period / date range for the request: 1 July 2022 to 7 October 2022.

    Application finalised. Leader of the Opposition
    RTIP279 31 January 2023

    Documents held by the Premier and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games regarding a letter/or letters and emails containing information detailing communications from the Australian Prime Minister about possible compensation to Rio Tinto of up to $450 million arising from Australia’s domestic coal price cap.

    Time period / date range for the request: 1 November 2022 to 20 January 2023.

    Application finalised. The Australian Newspaper
    RTID597 29 March 2023

    The business case and supporting comments for the proposed Gabba stadium redevelopment, held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.

    Time period / date range for request: July 2022 to 29 March 2023.

    Application finalised—no documents.  
    RTID594 15 February 2023

    Documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet regarding traffic or parking infringements involving vehicles of the Premier, Ministers or the Leader of the Opposition. A table of the total dollar amount paid in traffic infringements by the department per month.

    Time period / date range for the request: 1 January 2022 to 15 February 2023.

    Application withdrawn.  
    RTID593 2 February 2023

    The final brief created by the Department of Premier and Cabinet for the incoming Premier as a result of the 2012 Queensland election, specifically, the document titled “Premier’s Portfolio - Incoming LNP Government”, held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.

    Time period / date range for the request: 1 March 2012 to 30 June 2012.

    Application withdrawn.  
    RTID592 1 February 2023

    All emails, SMS’s, messenger service messages, memos, letters, briefing notes sent or received by anyone in the Office of the Director-General - including the Acting DG - regarding the death of Emma Lovell or the new youth justice measures announced on 29 December 2022, held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.

    Time period / date range for the request: 26 December 2022 to 31 December 2022.

    Application finalised. Leader of the Opposition
    RTID591 25 January 2023

    Documents held by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, in the Office of the Director-General, (specifically reports, ministerial briefing notes and attachments, and internal correspondence with the Director General) relating to being “woke”, or “wokeness”.

    Time period / date range for the request: 1 February 2022 - 25 January 2023.

    Application finalised—no documents.  

    *Under section 78B of the Act, information must be deleted from any document or information included in a disclosure log under section 78(2), including an individual's name, if 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
    • would cause substantial harm to an entity.

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