RTI Disclosure Log – June 2019 and earlier

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(a) Queensland First Home Owners’ Grants contribution and/or impact on higher property prices; (b) the success or otherwise of Queensland First Home Owners’ Grants in assisting first home owners to purchase properties;

(c) information which shows there is no and/or relatively small assistance provided by the Queensland First Home Owners’ Grants because it contributes to higher property prices.

Excluding duplicates, copies of documents that have already been publicly released, media releases, media articles and media statements.

Date range: 22 December 2015 to 22 June 2017.

Date range: 1 January 2016 to 15 June 2017.

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Date range: 1 May 2017 to 24 May 2017

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1. Actuarial documentation in relation to Queensland’s CTP scheme, specifically for the cost of third party injuries with/without a pillion for motorcyclists, but excluding duplicates, documents that have already been publicly released, media releases/reports/articles and correspondence with media.Date range: 1 January 2016 to 6 June 2017.
2. Other documentation (such as briefing notes) in relation to Queensland’s CTP scheme, specifically for the cost of third party injuries with/without a pillion for motorcyclists, but excluding duplicates, documents that have already been publicly released, media releases/reports/articles and correspondence with media.Date range: 1 January 2015 to 6 June 2017.

All documents and correspondence of any kind held by the Office of the Treasurer and Minister for Trade and Investment (Treasurer’s Office) which discuss or refer to royalties to be paid by Adani for coal extracted and sold from the proposed Carmichael coal mine, or by any company from the first mine to be built or to extract coal from the Galilee Basin, including where the discussions relate to a decided or proposed rate of royalty that may be different from the standard coal royalty rates, including:

·       discussion about what the rate may be set at;

·       any possible ‘ramp up’, ‘holiday’, ‘cashflow offset’ or ‘royalty assistance’ or other royalty deal to provide ‘first mover advantage’;

·       the process for deciding on rates and transitional arrangements;

·       any rate as decided or the existence of such a decision; and

·       any estimated total royalty amounts.
Date range: 1 July 2016 to 15 May 2017.

Any emails, correspondence or briefing notes relating to the State Public Sector Superannuation Scheme, also known as the QSuper fund, the employer fund, the defined benefit fund or DB fund, including but not limited to the forecast surplus of the scheme, the $4 billion repatriation from the scheme and the suspension of employer contributions into the scheme.

Date range: 1 January 2017 to 5 May 2017.

• Documents showing successful grant recipients and the number of positions funded. Specifically, documents showing the business/company name and the number of job positions approved for Back to Work grant funding. Applicant does not require supporting documents or correspondence. If a spreadsheet of grant recipients exist applicant seeks access to such spreadsheet.
• Copies of documents relating to a particular company concerning the Back to Work program. Date range: 1 November 2016 to 27 March 2017.

Any emails or correspondence into and from the Minister’s Office relating to the proposed merger of Equip Super and Energy Super, including but not limited to any contact with members of the board about the merger proposal, contact with other Ministerial offices relating to this topic, or contact with Peter Simpson fo the Electrical Trades Union relating to the merger.

Date range: 1 September 2016 to 6 March 2017.

Date range: March 2015 to June 2016.

Date range: October 2016 – now

Date range: June 2012 to March 2014 & 1 January 2016

Briefing notes, reports or advice for the Treasurer related to CTP (compulsory third party insurance). Minutes from meetings with insurance companies, likely on the following days and briefing notes, reports or advice related to the meetings: 29 August 2015 – meeting with Suncorp; 12 May 2015 – meeting with Suncorp.

Date range: 16 February 2015 to 9 December 2016

Briefing notes relating to, and minutes of meetings with pension funds during the Treasurer’s overseas trade trip between August 30 and September 10, 2015.

Briefing notes relating to and minutes of official meetings held by the Treasurer during his UK trade trip between August 8 and 10, 2016, excluding those primarily with members of his delegation.

Information such as minutes, agenda details and documents relating to what was discussed in the meeting on 18 December 2015 between the Treasurer and Harry Sou and Ken Lee of Reever and Ocean Pty Ltd.

Letters and emails between the Treasurer and the Queensland Productivity Commission, including emails from or to the Treasurer, Chief of Staff or Senior Policy Advisor about the Queensland Productivity Commission, briefing notes or meeting notes about the Queensland Productivity Commission. Date range: 5 September to 16 September 2016.

Details withheld as requested information relates to a private individual.

All documents held regarding a superannuation matter.

• 2015-16 financial year,
• 2014-15 financial year,
• 2013-14 financial year,
• 2012-13 financial year.

The total number of businesses required to pay payroll tax.

A breakdown of the total number of businesses required to pay payroll tax according to the following taxable wages (for the purposes of calculating payroll tax) bands:

• Less than $1.1 million,
• $1.1 million – $1.2 million,
• $1.2 million – $1.3 million,
• $1.3 million – $1.4 million,
• $1.4 million – $1.5 million,
• $1.5 million – $1.6 million,
• $1.6 million – $2 million,
• $2 million – $3 million,
• $3 million – $5 million,
• $5 million – $10 million,
• $10 – $20 million,
• $20 million – $50 million,
• $50 million plus.

The total annual amount of payroll tax paid by the businesses in each of the above taxable wages ranges.

Date range: December 2015 to 23 June 2016

Date range: 1 December 2015 to 30 May 2016.

1. the Minister for the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection;
2. the Director-General or the Deputy Director-General of that department; or
3. their delegate;

to or from:

1. the Treasurer;
2. or his delegate;

between 1 September 1999 and 31 December 2013 relating to:

1. Linc Energy Ltd (Linc);
2. The Underground Coal Gasification facility operated by Linc at Hopeland, near Chinchilla; or
3. UCG generally.

1. The number of SPER debtors;
2. The amounted owed by SPER debtors;
3. A breakdown of the types of fines and how much owing for each type of fine;
4. Actions and/or proposals of actions taken to retrieve the money;
5. What, if any, increase in the penalty has occurred and if so, what was it;
6. The amount written off as a bad debt and reasons why;
7. The top 5 serial debtors – including how many times they have had fines registered by SPER, the nature of the fines, how much they owe, and their postcodes.

• the number of parking fines issued;
• the postcodes of where the parking fines were issued;
• the dollar value in fines issued;
• the top five parking fine recipients over the two-and-a-half years, their postcode, and the number of parking fines they received; and

how much in parking fines are still overdue as of the date of this application.

All documents, including emails (and attachments) and internal memos that refer to or mention the Member for Cairns or Rob Pyne. This should include incoming, outgoing and internal documents within the ministerial office.

All documents relating to the appointment of Adrian Noon as a Specialist Advisor in the Commercial Group of Queensland Treasury.

Date range: 1 July 2015 to 29 February 2016.

Date range: 1 July 2015 to 29 February 2016.

These documents may relate to the consideration of and preparation for signing and/or the implementation subsequent to the signing. More specifically, the decision to agree to the benchmarks for the provision of benefits to individuals catastrophically injured in motor vehicle accidents.

Date Range: 26 March 2012 to 13 February 2015.

Any briefings, memorandums, analysis or correspondence relating to the decision taken by the Queensland Government to enter into the Heads of Agreement with the Commonwealth on the National Disability Insurance Scheme in May 2013.

These documents may relate to the consideration of and preparation for signing and/or the implementation subsequent to the signing. More specifically, the decision to agree to the benchmarks for the provision of benefits to individuals catastrophically injured in motor vehicle accidents.

Date Range: 26 March 2012 to 13 February 2015.

(a) the number of unpaid toll notices and
(b) the value of the unpaid toll notice debts referred to SPER by the Department of Transport and Main Roads for the following separately:

• Debts under Active Compliance,
• Debts under Active Enforcement,
• Debts under Deferral,
• Debts awaiting Enforcement.

Please state same as 1. for June 30, 2015, June 30 2014, June 30, 2013

As of 31 October 2015, please state

(a) the number of unpaid toll notices and
(b) the value of the unpaid toll notice debts referred to SPER by Brisbane City Council for the following separately.

• Debts under Active Compliance,
• Debts under active enforcement,
• Debts under deferral,
• Debts awaiting Enforcement

Please state same as 1. for June 30, 2015, for June 30, 2014, June 30, 2013.

All correspondence between the Treasurer, and his office staff, and Clive Palmer, and other representatives of Queensland Nickel and Waratah Coal, since February 2013, along with any agendas or file notes of meetings between the same.

All correspondence between Minister Curtis Pitt, or his Chief of Staff, and unions regarding amendments to the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld), specifically the restoration of immediate right to entry provisions, between February 2013 and 1 November this year.

Date range: 1 February 2015 to present.

All correspondence (including but not limited to) emails, memos, letters, briefing notes and reports within the Treasurer’s Office relating to the Member for Cook and/or the Cook Electorate Office.

All documents relating to a meeting between the Treasurer and Clive Palmer, including communications leading up to the meeting, notes from the meeting and diary entries in the Treasurer’s diary. Documents should include, but not be restricted to, emails, briefing papers, documents drafted in preparation for the meeting and reports.

Date range: 1 July 2015 to 19 October 2015.

All correspondence between Dave Hanna (formerly of the BLF and CFMEU) and the Treasurer on any issue since the last election.

The total number of individual cases awarded compensation payments due to medical negligence separately, along with a brief description of reason for claim, a.) 2012-13, b) 2013-14 and c) 2014-15 financial years.

A breakdown of these payments for each public hospital (not area health district or region) where the alleged medical negligence occurred for the a) 2012-13, b) 2013-14 and c) 2014-15 financial years. By these I mean, number of claims and total value of claims, for each public hospital in each year.

All documents detailing who the Treasurer was scheduled to meet as part of the Business Observer’s Program at the Queensland Labor State Conference in August, including diary entries, correspondence with the party and correspondence with the observers.

All notes reporting on or referring to the following meetings as per the official Ministerial diary of the Hon Curtis Pitt 29 June 2015 (meeting with Minister Lynham); 15 June 2015 (meeting with Adani and Minister Lynham); 16 June 2015 (meeting with the Queensland Resources Council); 16 Junes 2015 (meeting with Minister Lynham).

Any communications between Treasury and the Department of State Development relating to the viability of the Adani companies proposed Queensland Projects; and

Any communications between Treasury and the Department of State Development Relating to proposed assistance for the Adani companies proposed projects in Queensland.

Date range: January 2015 to 5 August 2015.

1. All documents relating to this issue involving communication between the Queensland Department of Treasury and the Commonwealth Bank;
2. All documents provided to the Queensland Department of Treasury by Adani which reference the Commonwealth Bank.

Date range: 1 January 2013 to 21 July 2015

Date range: 1 January 2013 to 5 July 2013.

Date range: June 2008 to December 2013.

Any materials, investigations, inquiries or reports into the construction, fit out, leasing and operation of 1 William Street by the Queensland Government. This should include a list of costs involved in preparing these reports, and any third party consultants contracted to undertake these actions. This request should also include emails between the Treasurer’s Office, the Treasury department, third parties and other Ministerial offices such as the Premier’s Office or Department of Housing and Public Works.

Date range: 14 February 2015 to 26 June 2015.

Date range: 14 February 2015 to 26 June 2015.

Any correspondence including emails, memos, briefing notes or other materials to the Minister’s Office from the Department of Justice and Attorney-General relating to the Industrial Relations Act and enforcement and compliance activities undertaken by departmental inspectors. This should include copies of documents returned from the Minister’s Office to the Department and any emails between staff in the Minister’s Office on this subject.

Date range: 14 February 2015 to 19 June 2015

Any briefing notes to or from the Treasurer’s Office relating to any proposed changes to the State Financial Institutions and Metway Merger Facilitation Act 1996. This could include, without excluding other documents, any mention of head office requirements of Suncorp or any residency requirements of officers or employees of Suncorp.

Date range: 1 January 2013 to 22 June 2015

All documents, including emails, correspondence, briefing notes and internal memorandums relating to the proposed merger of Government Owned Corporations, including but not limited to CS Energy, Stanwell, Powerlink, Ergon, Energex and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

Date range: 10 February 2015 to April 2015.

Any correspondence, emails, letters, meeting requests or meeting lists between the Treasurer’s Office and Queensland union representatives, including but not limited to: the Electrical Trades Union (or CEPU), Queensland Council of Unions, the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, Queensland Nurses Union, Queensland Teachers Union, Together Union, Transport Workers Union and the Rail, Tram and Bus Union. This should include any briefs or internal memorandums authored in preparation for meetings between the Treasurer’s Office and union representatives.

Date range: 12 February 2015 to April 2015.

1. All documents (in any form) relating to the rights (including and excluding rights) granted to Tattsbet Limited (or Tatts Group Limited or any of its subsidiaries in respect of wagering or bookmaking in Queensland.
2. All documents (in any form) which in any way describes the nature and/or extent of the exclusive rights granted to TattsBet Limited (or Tatts Group Limited or any of its subsidiaries) in respect of wagering or bookmaking in Queensland.
3. All agreements and arrangements which covers any rights or obligations on the State of Queensland (or any government departments) or the Queensland All Codes Racing Industry Board trading as Racing Queensland in relation to the exclusive rights granted to TattsBet Limited (or Tatts Group Limited or any of its subsidiaries) in respect of wagering or bookmaking in Queensland.
4. All documents (in any form) concerning any policy of the State of Queensland (or any government departments) or Queensland All Codes Racing Industry trading as Racing Queensland with respect to exclusive rights granted to TattsBet Limited (or Tatts Group Limited or any of its subsidiaries) in respect of wagering or bookmaking in Queensland.

Date range: 1 January 2010 to 13 April 2015.

1. All documents (in any form) relating to the rights (including and excluding rights) granted to Tattsbet Limited (or Tatts Group Limited or any of its subsidiaries in respect of wagering or bookmaking in Queensland.
2. All documents (in any form) which in any way describes the nature and/or extent of the exclusive rights granted to TattsBet Limited (or Tatts Group Limited or any of its subsidiaries) in respect of wagering or bookmaking in Queensland.
3. All agreements and arrangements which covers any rights or obligations on the State of Queensland (or any government departments) or the Queensland All Codes Racing Industry Board trading as Racing Queensland in relation to the exclusive rights granted to TattsBet Limited (or Tatts Group Limited or any of its subsidiaries) in respect of wagering or bookmaking in Queensland.
4. All documents (in any form) concerning any policy of the State of Queensland (or any government departments) or Queensland All Codes Racing Industry trading as Racing Queensland with respect to exclusive rights granted to TattsBet Limited (or Tatts Group Limited or any of its subsidiaries) in respect of wagering or bookmaking in Queensland.

Date range: 1 January 2010 to 13 April 2015.

• Taxi Council Queensland;
• Taxis;
• Uber;
• Ride sharing; and
• Shared economy.

1. Since August 21, 2012 to January 1, 2015 the a) total number of offender levies collected and b) the total dollar face value of levies from these cases.
2. A breakdown of the above amount by each Queensland court separately of the a) the number of offender levies by face value and b) the total face value amount.
3. A breakdown of the above amount by each major category of crime, if collected. That is a) the number of offender levies by face value and b) the total face value amount.

Application transferred in full to Queensland Treasury from Department of Justice and Attorney-General.

1. Proteus;
2. Choice of fund;
3. Public Offer.

Application transferred in part to QSuper from Queensland Treasury.

Application transferred in full to QSuper from Queensland Treasury.

1. Proteus;
2. Choice of fund;
3. Public Offer.

Document subject to third party objection released.

1. The total amount of public money paid to Crosby Textor to supply services for the Strong Choices strategy, along with a description to what was provided.
2. A list of all other consultants paid to supply services and advice for the Strong Choices strategy, including the amounts paid and a description of the service provided.

Date range: 1 January 2013 to 4 March 2015.

Documents to include request for review from former Treasurer Tim Nicholls MP, internal memorandum, emails, findings and/or rulings.

Date range: June 2013 to October 2014.

1. The number of infringements issued
2. A breakdown of the reasons for infringements
3. A breakdown of the location where offence occurred
4. The number of disputed fines
5. The number of withdrawn fines
6. The number of unpaid fines
7. The amount still owing from unpaid fines.

N.B. This application was part-transferred from Department of Transport and Main Roads. Queensland Treasury is only processing items 4-7 of the application.