Good afternoon,

Thank you for your email.

You may apply for access to department documents by lodging an application
under the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld) (RTI application). 

An RTI application may be lodged either:

(1)          by completing the [1]online Right to Information application
form; or

(2)          completing the hard copy Right to Information application
form (attached) and sending the application form to [QED request email].

Please note: the current application fee for an RTI application is $55.75.

Further information about lodging an RTI application is located on the
[2]Queensland Government Whole of Government Right to Information
webpage.  The Office of the Information Commissioner Queensland also has
an information sheet ‘[3]How do I apply for government documents?’ which
provides further information about lodging an application.

Kind regards

Fiona Headrick

Manager Information Release

Legal Services

Department of Education

Level 22 | Education House | 30 Mary Street | Brisbane QLD 4000

PO Box 15033 | City East QLD 4002

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-----Original Message-----
From: Anon <[FOI #11372 email]>
Sent: Monday, 17 March 2025 8:49 PM
To: ADMINLAW, rti <[QED request email]>
Subject: Re: Right to Information request - Number of parent complaints re
Southport special school

Dear Queensland Department of Education, A further reminder

Yours faithfully,

Anon

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Good morning,

I refer to your request for information pertaining to data pertaining to parent complaints for Southport Special School.

As per previous correspondence regarding those requests:
• Some of the information requested would be impractical or otherwise unsuitable for administrative release
• A Right to Information application would be required for any non-personal information sought

It is noted that Queensland government records are subject to the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) (IP Act) and the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld) (RTI Act). The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act) does not apply to the records you have sought and therefore any requests made via the Right to Know website are administrative requests, rather than legislative, and the Department is not required by law to respond. Should you wish to proceed with a new request for the various information you are seeking, the correct avenue is to lodge either an IP or RTI application. This can be done online at: https://www.smartservice.qld.gov.au/serv....

For further information on accessing records of the Department of Education (Qld), please refer to the Department’s webpage ‘How do I access information?’ available at: https://alt-qed.qed.qld.gov.au/about-us/....

Kind Regards,

Caroline Cole
Senior Lawyer

Legal Services Branch
Department of Education

P: (07) 3513 5862
E: [email address]
Level 22 | Education House | 30 Mary Street | Brisbane QLD 4000
PO Box 15033 | City East QLD 4002

Kind Regards,

Caroline Cole
Senior Lawyer

Legal Services Branch
Department of Education

P: (07) 3513 5862
E: [email address]
Level 22 | Education House | 30 Mary Street | Brisbane QLD 4000
PO Box 15033 | City East QLD 4002

-----Original Message-----
From: Anon <[FOI #11372 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 18 March 2025 10:42 PM
To: ADMINLAW, rti <[QED request email]>
Subject: Re: 242467-595 Right to Information request - Number of parent complaints re Southport special school

Dear ADMINLAW, rti, Fiona Headrick,

Could you please advise the valid legal reason why this request has been declined?

Yours sincerely,

Anon

-----Original Message-----

Good afternoon,

Thank you for your email.

You may apply for access to department documents by lodging an application

under the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld) (RTI application).

An RTI application may be lodged either:

(1) by completing the [1]online Right to Information application

form; or

(2) completing the hard copy Right to Information application

form (attached) and sending the application form to [QED request email].

Please note: the current application fee for an RTI application is $55.75.

Further information about lodging an RTI application is located on the

[2]Queensland Government Whole of Government Right to Information

webpage. The Office of the Information Commissioner Queensland also has

an information sheet ‘[3]How do I apply for government documents?’ which

provides further information about lodging an application.

Kind regards

Fiona Headrick

Manager Information Release

Legal Services

Department of Education

Level 22 | Education House | 30 Mary Street | Brisbane QLD 4000

PO Box 15033 | City East QLD 4002

Please consider the environment before printing this email.

IMPORTANT: This e-mail (including any attachments) may contain legally

privileged, confidential or private information and may be protected by

copyright. You may only use it if you are the person or persons it was

intended to be sent to and if you use it in an authorised way. No one is

allowed to use, review, alter, transmit, disclose, distribute, print or

copy this e-mail without appropriate authority.

If this e-mail was not intended for you and was sent to you by mistake,

please telephone or e-mail me immediately, destroy any hardcopies of this

e-mail and delete it and any copies of it from your computer system. Any

legal privilege and confidentiality attached to this e-mail is not waived

or destroyed by that mistake.

It is your responsibility to ensure that this e-mail does not contain and

is not affected by computer viruses, defects or interference by third

parties or replication problems (including incompatibility with your

computer system).

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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[FOI #11372 email]

This request has been made by an individual using Right to Know. This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. More information on how Right to Know works can be found at:

https://www.righttoknow.org.au/help/offi...

Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed.

If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.

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IMPORTANT: This email and any attachments may contain legally privileged, confidential or private information, and may be protected by copyright. You may only use or disclose this information if you are the intended recipient(s) and if you use it in an authorised way. No other person is allowed to use, review, alter, transmit, disclose, distribute, print or copy this email and any attachments without appropriate authorisation.

If you are not the intended recipient(s) and the email was sent to you by mistake, please notify the sender immediately by return email or phone, destroy any hardcopies of this email and any attachments and delete it from your system. Any legal privilege and confidentiality attached to this email is not waived or destroyed by that mistake.

The Department of Education carries out monitoring, scanning and blocking of emails and attachments sent from or to addresses within the Department of Education for the purposes of operating, protecting, maintaining and ensuring appropriate use of its computer network. It is your responsibility to ensure that this email does not contain and is not affected by computer viruses, defects or interference by third parties or replication problems (including incompatibility with your computer system).

The Department of Education does not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage that may result from reliance on, or the use of, any information contained in the email and any attachments.

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