Assistance Animals
Dear Queensland Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services,
Reference GHAD team
request the following numbers regarding assistance dogs:
Total number of dogs that have been accredited under the GHAD Act since inception.
Total number of fully accredited public access test passed dogs at date of request.
Total number of dogs in training at date of request.
Yours faithfully,
scott dwyer
Good morning,
Thank you for your email. Can you please give our office a call on 07 3097
5605 or 1800 809 078 (freecall) to discuss your enquiry below.
Regards,
Information Access and Amendment | RTI, Privacy, Records Management and
Redress | Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services
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Subject: Right to Information request - Assistance Animals
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Dear Queensland Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability
Services,
Reference GHAD team
request the following numbers regarding assistance dogs:
Total number of dogs that have been accredited under the GHAD Act since
inception.
Total number of fully accredited public access test passed dogs at date of
request.
Total number of dogs in training at date of request.
Yours faithfully,
scott dwyer
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Dear CESD_RTI_ERTI,
Due to lack of personal or complexity of the FOI , It doesn't seem to make any sense from any view that request that is just asking for a current number of GHAD registered animals, to require clarification or further discussion, I am simply asking for the number itself no other data or particulars
Yours sincerely,
scott dwyer
Good afternoon,
Thank you for your email.
An application made under the RTI Act is an application for access to documents in existence at that time the application is made. Our preliminary enquiries indicate there are no relevant documents in existence which would provide you with the data you have requested.
Accordingly, I would encourage you to contact the Guide Hearing and Assistance Dogs team to discuss what data and documents may be available.
Guide, Hearing and Assistance Dogs
Phone: 13 74 68
Email: [email address]
Postal address:
Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services
Guide, Hearing and Assistance Dogs
PO Box 15397
City East QLD 4002
If you wish to make an RTI application please see the following information on how to make an application.
Please find attached a Right to Information and Information Privacy application form which will enable you to apply for information held by the Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services. Please ensure all mandatory fields on the application form are completed, in particular question three (3). If you answer 'yes' to question three (3) please ensure question four (4) is also completed.
An application seeking access to documents that contain personal information either in relation to you or on behalf of another person (including your child) requires an original certified copy of one of the following documents as proof of identity:
Birth certificate; driver's licence; identifying page of current passport; 18+ card; photographic student identification card from a recognised educational institution; birth extract; marriage certificate; naturalisation certificate or citizenship certificate; immigration papers or other documents issued by the Commonwealth Department of Immigration; identity card issued by the department administering the Corrective Services Act 2006 and certified by a corrective services officer.
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If you are requesting information regarding other people a $55.75 application fee will be applicable.
Further processing and access charges may be payable, these charges will be outlined during the application process. If you wish to apply for a waiver of any processing or access charges, a request in writing will need to be forwarded to this office by email to [email address] along with a copy of both the front and back of one of the following valid concession cards:
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In order for the waiver of charges to be granted, you must be the holder of the concession card.
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RTI, Privacy, Records Management and Redress
Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services
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BRISBANE QLD 4001
If you have any further enquiries please do not hesitate to call us on 1800 809 078 or 07 3097 5605.
Regards,
Samantha Roderick | A/Team Leader, Information Access and Amendment
RTI, Privacy, Records Management and Redress
Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services
T: 07 3097 5605
-----Original Message-----
From: scott dwyer <[FOI #11261 email]>
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2024 4:25 PM
To: CESD_RTI_ERTI <[email address]>
Subject: Internal review of Right to Information request - Assistance Animals
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Dear CESD_RTI_ERTI,
Due to lack of personal or complexity of the FOI , It doesn't seem to make any sense from any view that request that is just asking for a current number of GHAD registered animals, to require clarification or further discussion, I am simply asking for the number itself no other data or particulars
Yours sincerely,
scott dwyer
-----Original Message-----
Good morning,
Thank you for your email. Can you please give our office a call on 07 3097
5605 or 1800 809 078 (freecall) to discuss your enquiry below.
Regards,
Information Access and Amendment | RTI, Privacy, Records Management and
Redress | Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services
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