Disclosure log 2020

Documents in relation to a complaint and investigation of an employee

No publication requirement applies

Documents about the process and appointment of the Principal of an identified school

No publication requirement applies

Documents relating to an investigation concerning a department employee

No entity nominated

Released documents not permitted to be published pursuant to section 78B(2) of the RTI Act

Documents created in relation to the processing of a previous Right to Information application

No publication requirement applies

The applicant's solicitor sought access to documents relating to the use of asbestos containing materials in any building or structure at a named tertiary institution

No publication requirement applies

The applicant seeks access to the following types of documents held in relation to, or concerning air conditioning in schools:

1. Ministerial Briefing notes—including attachments
   
2. Any reports—including attachments
   
3. Any correspondence held by staff within the Office of the Director-General
   

Date Range: 1 July 2019 to 4 February 2020

Seven Network

Documents held in relation to the Department's decision to provide unisex toilets for students (instead of segregated toilets) at the Fortitude Valley State Secondary College

No publication requirement applies

Application made to the Office of the Minister

All correspondence to the Minister for Education or her Office from Government MPs asking or lobbying for air-conditioning installations or upgrades for schools in their electorates

Date range: 1 July 2019 to 2 February 2020

No publication requirement applies

Finalised (Application deemed to be withdrawn). No publication requirement applies

Applicant seeks access to documents relating to an employee of the department

To be published upon finalisation of application

Any messages exchanged between the Deputy Premier and the Deputy Director General, Corporate Services. Including but not limited to, emails, text messages and encrypted message services.

Date range: 1 January 2019 to 1 July 2019

Office of the Leader of the Opposition

The applicant's solicitors seek access to documents relating to the applicant's employment and other matters

No publication requirement applies

Application made to the Office of the Minister

The official diaries of Assistant Minister for Education, that set out her meetings taken in her official capacity as Assistant Minister

Date range: 23 September 2019 to 22 February 2020

News Corporation

The applicant seeks access to any emails sent from an ADG to Regional Directors and/or regional staff concerning the Teachers' Professional Association of Queensland (TPAQ) and TPAQ's standing as a registered organisation

Date range: 17 February 2020 to 20 February 2020

Teachers' Professional Association of Queensland

The applicant seeks access to the following types of documents held in relation to, or concerning air conditioning in schools:

1. Ministerial Briefing notes – including attachments - Date Range – 5 February 2020– 26 February 2020;
2. Any reports – including attachments - Date Range – 5 February 2020– 26 February 2020;
3. Any correspondence held by the Director-General - Date Range – 5 February 2020– 26 February 2020; and
4. Any correspondence held by the Deputy Director-General (Corporate Services) - Date Range – 1 January 2020– 26 February 2020

Seven Network

The applicant sought access to documents relating to any departmental review of an online educational resource

Information not permitted to be published pursuant to section 78B(2) of the RTI Act

Correspondence sent to each Principal advising them that their school is going to receive air-conditioning. Including, the attached spreadsheet and/or table which contained the list of facilities/rooms to receive air-conditioning at their school.

Date range: 1 January 2020 to 5 March 2020

Office of the Leader of the Opposition

Any correspondence sent from a Deputy Director-General or Assistant Director-General to Principals mentioning industrial organisations and/or the Teachers' Professional Association of Queensland.

Date range: 1 January 2020 to 5 March 2020

No publication requirement applies

Date application made

06/03/2020

Details of information requested

The applicant seeks access to:

1. School bank balances, school cash and cash equivalent balances for each financial year from 2011-2012 to 2018-2019; and

2. Total teacher numbers at the end of each financial year from 2011-2012 to 2018-2019

Applicant

Information not permitted to be published pursuant to section 78B(2) of the RTI Act

Documents released under 200966 (PDF, 383KB)

Date application made

06/03/2020

Details of information requested

Any documents, reports, briefings or memos regarding:

• any safety incidents and/or workplace safety breaches and/or near misses involving the installation, repair and/or maintenance of air-conditioning in Queensland state schools, both primary and secondary
• any photos and/or videos of such instances
• details regarding a specific incident at Pine Rivers State High School in February 2020 involving a student who was injured after climbing a ladder left behind by a tradesperson.

Date range: 6 September 2019 – 6 March 2020

Applicant

ABC News

Documents released under 200967 (PDF, 9.5MB)

Any correspondence from the Queensland Teachers Union to members* of the Department's Executive Management Board.

Date range: 1 September 2019 to 11 March 2020

*NB: Excluding the Deputy Director-General of the Office of Indust​rial Relations

Office of the Leader of the Opposition

No publication requirement applies

Documents relating to the employment of department employees

No publication requirement applies

The applicant seeks access to documents relating to the education of the applicant’s child, complaints regarding a specific school and various departmental policies and procedures

Information not permitted to be published pursuant to section 78B(2) of the RTI Act

Balance of released documents not permitted to be published pursuant to section 78B(2) of the RTI Act

The applicant seeks access to documents relating to the applicant’s education and in relation to an identified employee at an identified school

No publication requirement applies

Further released documents not permitted to be published pursuant to section 78B(2) of the RTI Act

The applicant seeks access to a copy of the correspondence (including, but not limited to emails and memorandums) received by the Department between 29 January and 24 April 2020 from Queensland’s Chief Health Officer, Dr Jeanette Young, containing her advice about whether Queensland State Schools should operate, be that remotely, partially open or completely open

No publication requirement applies

The applicant seeks access to a copy of all documents containing briefing notes or memorandums forwarded to either the Director-General or Minister between 29 January and 24 April 2020 about the capabilities of Education Queensland’s IT systems to facilitate learning at home by children as a result of measures taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

No publication requirement applies

The applicant's solicitor seeks access to a list of all teaching staff employed at an identified State School for the period 1984 to 1988

Information not permitted to be published pursuant to section 78B(2) of the RTI Act

Applicant seeks access to the school records of a claimant

No publication requirement applies

Documents relating to the education of a child (information sought not revised)

No publication requirement applies

Released documents not permitted to be published pursuant to section 78B(2) of the RTI Act

All correspondence (including electronic, handwritten, emails, texts, etc), briefing notes and records of meetings (i.e. minutes/summaries) concerning the appointment of the Inner City South Secondary College Principal and/or the related Crime and Corruption Commission investigation, that were exchanged, or have occurred between an identified Department Officer and:

• the Director General, Department of Education
• an identified Member of Parliament; or
• Office of the Minister for Education.

Date range: 1 May 2020 to 15 May 2020

No publication requirement applies

The applicant seeks access to documents relating to a claimant

AAI Limited (traiding as Suncorp Insurance)

28/05/2020

Documents revealing the following information about Queensland schools:

1. Separately for each financial year from 2017 to present, the number of break and enter incidents at schools and the total cost of claims made by schools as a result of break and enter incidents
2. Separately for each financial year from 2017 to present, the number of vandalism/malicious damage incidents at schools and the total costs of claims made by schools as a result of incidents of vandalism/malicious damage
3. Separately for each financial year from 2017 to present, the number of arson incidents at schools, broken down by the number of reported cases and major arson incidents, and the cost of claims made by schools as a result of arson incidents
4. Separately for each financial year from 2017 to present, the total number of incidents causing loss or damage at schools that have resulted in claims being made by schools and the total costs of those claims
5. The top 5 schools with the most expensive claims as a result of break and enter incidents, vandalism/malicious damage incidents and arson, together with the amount of these claims. Please include related CCTV/video footage and photos

Seven Network

Explicit language has been redacted from these documents. An un-redacted copy of the documents can be accessed by contacting the Department either by telephone on (07) 3513 5858 or by email at rti@qed.qld.gov.au

The call logs and records of any electronic messages (including SMS, MMS or WhatsApp) on the mobile telephone of an identified Department Officer, of calls made to, or messages exchanged with an identified Member of Parliament and/or an identified Department Officer

Date range: 1 January 2019 to 1 July 2019

Office of the Leader of the Opposition

All correspondence (including electronic or handwritten, emails, texts, etc), briefing notes and records of meetings (i.e. minutes/summaries) that were exchanged, or have occurred between an identified Departmental Officer and the Minister for Education.

Date range: 1 April 2019 to 31 May 2019

Nine Network

The applicant's solicitor seeks access to documents relating to the applicant, and the following information from an identified state school:

• school maps
• list of all staff employed
• school yearbooks.
  

Information not permitted to be published pursuant to section 78B(2) of the RTI Act

Released documents (containing the applicants personal information) not permitted to be published pursuant to section 78B(2) of the RTI Act.

Released non-personal documents:
Documents released under 202411 Part 1 (PDF, 9.2MB)
Documents released under 202411 Part 2 (PDF, 25.7MB)

The applicant’s solicitor seeks access to documents relating to the applicant

No publication requirement applies

Documents relating to the education of a person and a named school

No publication requirement applies

Documents relating to the education of a person

The applicant is seeking access to reports, ministerial briefings and attachments, reviews, audits, and correspondence such as emails, since 1 July 2019, relating to work undertaken, or to be undertaken, by consultants engaged to review internal policies, operations or programs

Documents relating to the education of a person and a named school

The applicant seeks access to documents relating to a claimant

To be published upon finalisation of application

Documents relating to the education of a person and the following information of an identified state school:

• copies of school maps
• any lists of staff employed at the school
• copies of any school yearbooks.

Documents relating to the employment of a department employee

No publication requirement applies​

Documents relating to the employment of an individual

Bangalow Bowling & Sports Club Limited

Released documents not permitted to be published pursuant to section 78B(2) of the RTI Act

The applicant's solicitor seek access to documents relating to a claimant's education

The Corporation of the Synod of the Diocese of Brisbane

Finalised (documents unlocatable). No publication requirement applies

1. All documents (material evidence) relied upon by the Minister Grace in 2020 to prove that each of the six Ipswich Grammar School (IGS) Board Members whose appointment has been approved by the Minister, have been proven by, or to her, that they were suitable for appointment and remain suitable to this day. This would also include any reports or documents provided to the Minister by the Board of IGS that she has relied on when making her decision;
2. Any reports, or other documents, provided to Minister Grace by any party asserting the Board members at IGS are suitable for appointment. Please note that there is no date range for this dot point and as such concerns any such appointment approvals made by Minister Grace since she became the responsible Minister
   

No publication requirement applies.

Finalised (documents non-existent). No publication requirement applies

Documents relating to a recruitment process involving the applicant

No publication requirement applies

All documents contain personal information of the applicant. No publication requirement applies

Documents relating to the education of a person and a named school

No publication requirement applies

Released documents not permitted to be published pursuant to section 78B(2) of the RTI Act.

1. How many code of conduct breaches were issued over the last three years by Principals to teachers in their school?
2. How many of these breaches were substantiated?
3. How many stage one disputes were raised under the enterprise agreement?
4. How many Performance Improvement Plans (PIP's) or Managing Unsatisfactory Performance (MUP's) were issued?

With regard to the above information, the applicant requests totals for the following:

• The total of each of the above for Queensland as a whole and
• the total of each of the above per individual school.

1. How many code of conduct breaches were issued over the last three years by Principals to teachers in their school?
2. How many of these breaches were substantiated?
3. How many stage one disputes were raised under the enterprise agreement?

With regard to the above information, the applicant requests totals for the following:

• The total of each of the above for Queensland as a whole and
• the total of each of the above per individual school.

Date range: 1 August 2017 to​ 24 September 2020​

TPAQ

The applicant's solicitors sought access to documents relating to the applicant’s education and the following information of an identified state school:

• copies of school maps
  
• staff lists
• school yearbooks.
  

Information not permitted to be published pursuant to section 78B(2) of the RTI Act

Finalised (documents non-existent). No publication requirement applies

The applicant's solicitor seeks access to documents relating to the applicant’s education

No publication requirement applies

The applicant seeks access to documents relating to their employment

No publication requirement applies

All documents contain personal information of the applicant. No publication requirement applies​

The applicant seeks access to documents relating to a claimant

Uniting Church in Australia
Property Trust Queensland

Released documents not permitted to be published pursuant to section 78B(2) of the RTI Act

The applicant seeks access to documents relating to a claimant

Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust Queensland

Released documents not permitted to be published pursuant to section 78B(2) of the RTI Act

All documents, including but not limited to, letters, emails, internal memos, external memos, reports, policies, documents, file notes relating to:

1. Information about maintenance of fencing for property 13B Blady Grass Street, Lockhart and 13A Blady Grass Street Lockhart for the period January 2010 - November 2020;
2. Information about maintenance of the property in general, for 13B Blady Grass, Street, Lockhart and 13A Blady Grass Street, Lockhart for the period January 2010 - November 2020;
3. Please also provide policies and procedures in relation to the Department’s dealings with maintenance requests about fencing in the State, and more particularly, in Lockhart;
4. Information held by the "Local Accommodation Committee" for the Lockhart State School about the properties - 13A Blady Grass Street, Lockhart and 13B Blady Grass Street, Lockhart; and
5. Lockhart State School records relating to the properties - 13A Blady Grass Street, Lockhart and 13B Blady Grass Street, Lockhart.
   
   Date range is: 1 January 2010 to 5 November 2020

No publication requirement applies

The applicant is seeking access to the following types of documents held in relation to, or concerning the Brisbane South State Secondary College:

1. Ministerial Briefing Notes—including attachments
2. Director-General Briefing Notes—including attachments
3. any reports—including attachments
4. any correspondence held by the Director-General.

Date range: 1 September 2020 to 5 November 2020.

Documents released under 204670 (PDF, 15​MB)​

The applicant's solicitor seeks access to documents relating to a claimant's education and a named school

Information not permitted to be published pursuant to section 78B(2) of the RTI Act​

Documents released under 204770

Balance of released documents not permitted to be published pursuant to section 78B(2) of the RTI Act

Documents relating to the education of a person and any lists of staff employed at two identified state schools

No publication requirement applies

Released documents not permitted to be published persuant to section 78B(2) of the RTI Act

Documents relating to the education of a person and the following information of an identified state school:

• copies of school maps
• any lists of staff employed at the school
• copies of any school yearbooks.

No entity nominated

Released documents not permitted to be published pursuant to section 78B(2) of the RTI Act

Documents relating to a recruitment process involving the applicant

No publication requirement applies

Finalised (application withdrawn). No publication requirement applies

Details of information requested

The applicant seeks access to documents relating to:

To be published upon finalisation of application

To be published upon finalisation of application

The applicant's solicitor seeks access to documents relating to the applicant’s education and a named school, specifically:

• school maps
• staff lists
  
• school yearbooks.

No publication requirement applies

Released documents not permitted to be published pursuant to section 78B(2) of the RTI Act.

8/12/​2020

The applicant's solicitor seeks access to documents relating to the applicant’s education and a named school, specifically:

• school maps
• staff lists​
  
• school yearbooks

​​​Details of information sought, as revised (if applicable)

​​​Information sought not revised

Information not permitted to be published persuant to section 78B(2) of the RTI Act

​​Entity seeking benefit from or use documents​

​​No entity nominated​

Documents released under 205219​

Balance of released documents not permitted to be published pursuant to section 78B(2) of the RTI Act

10​​/12/​2020

Details of information requested

A list of the current work email addresses of every teacher in Queensland, including the teachers name and the school they work at

​​​Details of information sought, as revised (if applicable)

​No publication requirement applies

​No publication requirement applies

​​Entity seeking benefit from or use documents

Finalised – Access refused to all documents. Access also refused at Internal Review

24/12/2020

Details of information requested

The applicant is seeking access to:

1. Reports/briefing notes/tables/logs showing: 

• the number of Department of Education employees who were suspended pending investigation broken down in the following years: 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20;
• the length of suspension for each suspended employee and outcome;
  
• the length of suspension for each employee currently on suspension. 
  

Timeframe: July 1 2017 – June 30 2020. 

2. Briefing notes discussing questions by The Courier-Mail on November 19 and a subsequent report in The Courier-Mail on November 28 2020 about issues in the Integrity and Employee Relations division. 
   

Timeframe: November 19 2020 – November 30 2020.​

​Details of information sought, as revised (if applicable)​

Information sought not revised

The Courier-Mail

​​Entity seeking benefit from or use documents​

​No entity nominated​​​

Documents released under 205368​​​